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Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls: A Handbook for Unapologetic Living by Jes Baker

Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls is a manifesto and call to arms for people of all sizes and ages. With her trademark wit, veteran blogger and advocate Jes Baker calls people everywhere to embrace a body-positive worldview, changing perceptions about weight, and making mental health a priority.

Alongside notable guest essayists, Jes shares personal experiences paired with in-depth research in a way that is approachable, digestible, and empowering. Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls is an invitation to reject fat prejudice, fight body-shaming at the hands of the media, and join this life-changing movement with one step: change the world by loving your body.

Among the many Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls that you don’t want to miss:
1. It’s Possible to Love Your Body (Today. Now.)
2. You Can Train Your Brain to Play Nice
3. Your Weight Is Not a Reflection Of Your Worth
4. Changing Your Tumblr Feed Will Change Your Life
5. Salad Will Not Get You to Heaven
6. Cheesecake Will Not Send You to Hell

If you’re a person with a body, this book is for you. (X)

Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls is a must read, regardless of gender, size, or age, because it will touch anyone who reads it, and it is a book that needs to be read. This is a witty novel that is so important to people today, for body love, and accepting who we are as individuals in this world. There are pages of ideas, and tips that everyone will find helpful, but also affirmations, and ways to boost confidence. The title should not fool anyone, because Baker is speaking for and to every person who has felt self-conscious about their body, whether it be size, shape, age, ability, and so forth. 

As someone who has come a long way from where I was years ago, I wish I had this book available when I was going through those years without guidance, or without any self-love, because it would have made such a difference in my progress. Even now, as someone who has evolved, and discovered body love, and accepting who I am for everything that makes me me, I like to still pick up this book now and then as a reminder.

I received this book in exchange for an honest review, all opinions are my own.