Fitness, food, motherhood and life at the Quarry

My body on display: Society’s “standard of postpartum”.

May 3, 2017.Reading time 12 minutes.

I’ve read a few blog posts lately, and have seen several posts pop up over Twitter and Instagram that respond to those ugly, hateful messages that public figures see in their comments sections, or find in their inboxes target at their bodies. In an interesting twist of life events, I’ve personally had a sudden influx […]

Take Up Space.

October 10, 2016.Reading time 9 minutes.

Take up space. We’re hearing it more and more as more as more women, specifically, are breaking out of the molds society wants to tuck us neatly into. Taking up space, despite some of the forward progression in the movement of women’s equality, is hard. It shouldn’t be. So what exactly does taking up space […]