Body Positivity & Weight Loss Poll

Hey folks,

I’ve been mulling over this question and I’d love to know what you think. When it comes to living a body positive life, is there ever room for deciding to lose weight? Not “If I don’t lose 10 pounds I’ll be a worthless human being!” (which I think we all agree is unhealthy) and not “My doctor said if I don’t lose 10 pounds (insert horrible thing) will happen” (which no one would judge you for- though they may judge your doctor) but middle-of-the road deciding one is not the size they want to be and changing that. Is there room for that in the world of body positivity? I’ve made a little poll so you can weigh in (no pun intended). Let me know what you think and feel free to leave any additional thoughts in the comments field.

Thanks, folks!

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JoEllen Notte is a writer, speaker, and mental health advocate whose work explores the impact of depression on sex and relationships. Since 2012 she has written about sex, mental health, and how none of us are broken here at The Redhead Bedhead.

JoEllen has led workshops nationwide on sexual communication, navigating consent, having casual sex kindly, and dating as an introvert. She has toured sex shops, spoken at length on dildos, and even started a sex school but she is happiest and most effective when writing and speaking on behalf of quiet people who have sex. Check out her video series on attending conferences as an introvert and her extensive writing on sex and depression.

JoEllen has spoken at Clark College, University of Chicago, University of Tennessee, the Guelph Sexuality Conference, Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit, and the Playground Conference

JoEllen’s first book The Monster Under the Bed: Sex, Depression & The Conversation We Aren’t Having was published by Thorntree Press in March 2020. Her new book In It Together: Navigating Depression with Partners, Friends, and Family was published by Thornapple Press in March 2023.