You do not need to be smaller to take up space in the wellness world. You do not need to be thinner to deserve a massage, a yoga class, or a check-up. You need only to start exactly where you are.

Give yourself unconditional permission to eat. When you categorize foods as "good" or "bad," you create intense cravings and subsequent guilt.

The most radical thing you can do for your health is to accept that you are already whole.