Helen Worley Body Discrimination

Worley, an advocate against body discrimination and active member of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, shares realistic accounts of the trials of attempted weight loss and the challenges associated with body acceptance, as well as the joy that follows. In her opinion, outward appearance appealing towards societal standards is weighted far more heavily than self-esteem and contentment in positivity towards one’s current body. Prior to the epiphany-like experience at her first NAAFA meeting, Worley was a victim of the ambiguity between healthy and unhealthy and fat and skinny. But these categories became skewed as her week at the convention progressed into a fully body positive environment. Emotions that previously felt overshadowed