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If you are thin and able-bodied, your job is to listen, advocate, and recognize that your wellness journey looks different. If you are in a marginalized body, your job is simply to survive and find pockets of joy where you can.

likely to engage in health-promoting behaviors. When motivated by self-care rather than shame, habits become easier to maintain. If you are thin and able-bodied, your job

A truly holistic cannot ignore privilege. The original Body Positivity movement was started by fat, Black, queer women. Wellness has historically been for the thin, the white, and the wealthy. When motivated by self-care rather than shame, habits

Both are valid. Both are wellness.

For decades, the wellness industry sold us a simple equation: thin equals healthy, and health is a moral obligation. The imagery was relentless—airbrushed thighs, flat stomachs sipping green juice, and the quiet, unspoken rule that your body was a project in need of constant renovation. Wellness has historically been for the thin, the