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Things about my body that will never be hot
(Or "trending.")
Dec 29, 2025 • Mikala Jamison
10 ways to feel better in & about your body: Part 2
The second installment of 10 tips after 10 years.
15 hrs ago • Mikala Jamison
💬 Discussion post: Your favorite body compliments
Permission to brag.
Feb 9 • Mikala Jamison
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The era of beauty standard brain rot
Jan 19, 2024 • Mikala Jamison
The long con of Pilates culture
Sep 30, 2024 • Mikala Jamison
'I'm cute, but you guys get it'
Nov 6, 2023 • Mikala Jamison
I dress sexy for other people, and so do you
Oct 18, 2023 • Mikala Jamison
If you've never been fat, you just don't get it
Apr 4, 2025 • Mikala Jamison
It's the body fat, stupid
Jun 3, 2025 • Mikala Jamison
Swole, slutty, surreal: A political imperative?
If conservatives hate it, maybe it's a good way for the body to be.
Feb 5 • Mikala Jamison
Your GLP-1 takes are telling on you
What you say about weight-loss medications reveals what you think about weight.
Jan 29 • Mikala Jamison
💬 Discussion post: Is Weight Watchers ... getting this right?
Let me explain!
Jan 16 • Mikala Jamison
How to be a gym newbie (in January, or whenever)
From a former employee + gym rat who cares.
Jan 6 • Mikala Jamison
'Your body isn't a trend!' says the woman with the on-trend body
Or: Fewer GLP-1 opinions from people who have never been fat, please.
Dec 22, 2025 • Mikala Jamison
10 ways to feel better in & about your body: Part 1
10 tips after 10 years.
Dec 17, 2025 • Mikala Jamison
Maybe you've built yourself a skinny world
So make it bigger.
Dec 10, 2025 • Mikala Jamison
The politics of fitness: A Q&A with Brian Beutler
"There are good political motivations for exercise."
Nov 5, 2025 • Mikala Jamison
⏸️ Body Type is on a short break
(While Mikala finishes her book.)
Nov 5, 2025 • Mikala Jamison
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