Archive - Virgie Tovar's Newsletter

Blaming the Body: Fatphobia as a Response to Family Trauma

In these families, “avoiding being fat” is considered literally the same as “not hurting the family” or “avoiding a traumatic event like that from ever…

Jun 17 •

How's Your Body Image Doing?

4 quick questions & you're done-so.

Jun 15

(Audio/Visual Tutorial) How To Talk To Friends, Family & Co-Workers About Weight Stigma

A 20(ish)-minute tutorial + worksheet on how to make the fatphobia conversation less scary.

Jun 10 •

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How's Your Body Image Doing?

4 quick questions & you're done-so.

Jun 8

How's Your Body Image Doing?

4 quick questions + what I learned from doing a death meditation this week

Jun 1

May 2025

Racial Anorexia: Recovering From "Racial Restriction" In Colombia

Examining my eating disorder through the lens of race & metaphor.

May 31 •

How's Your Body Image Doing? (+30 Week Check-In Celebration!)

4 quick questions and you're done-so.

May 25

How's Your Body Image Doing?

4 quick questions + this week's body image lesson

May 18

Chloe Cortez Studio Visit: A Fat Mexican-American Artist Based in San Francisco

An interview in words + (NSFW) images

May 16 •

How's Your Body Image Doing?

4 quick questions + this week's body image lesson

May 11

How's Your Body Image Doing?

4 quick questions + this week's body image lesson

May 4

April 2025

How's Your Body Image Doing?

4 quick questions + this week's body image lesson

Apr 27

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