SKORCH Holiday 2017 | Page 115

I ’ M F A C I N G A S A N E W LY plus size woman AND HOW I’M CHANGING T H E N A R R AT I V E by NATALIE CRAIG @NataliexCraig U ntil recently, I was in a relationship for almost three years. When my relationship began, things were different; I had just recently discovered the Fat Acceptance Movement, and I had just started exploring my opportunities as a plus size fashion blogger. I didn’t yet fully understand how much love I could find within my own body at its current size. Here is why: Throughout my entire childhood and teenage years, I never felt good enough. I was always on a diet and being bullied at school because I was a big girl. It wasn’t until my early adult Skorch 6 Single truths