I’ve been thinking a lot recently about what being “plus sized” means to me. In all honesty, it feels a little strange describing myself as plus sized when I’ve never done so before. I think I’ve been reluctant to describe my body in that way because that would mean accepting that my body is different. Somehow it’s ok to describe myself as “too fat” and therefore ugly as a result of that (I know, the two are absolutely NOT mutually exclusive but I’m still unlearning that one), to pick myself apart because of my body but refer to myself as plus sized? Even the notion!
Have you ever been faced with the question: “why don’t we get a straight pride?”? Each time I hear it I’m filled with this anger that these people feel the need to celebrate something they did not have to fight for.
The main aim of Fall From Grace is to remind everyone that we are all human and we all share this planet. We are all the same. So why are we fighting with each other about where someone comes from? Who they love? How they identify? We want to make people aware that mental health is real – the majority of people struggle with it so why is it still taboo? We want to change this. We want to spread the message of love and positivity and to make people feel seen. To let people know that they are not alone in this world. We want to be the change that this world needs.
