Bold, Brave, Beautiful & Body Shamed
I want to start this blog out by saying, this is in no way a blog to shed blame, stir tension, or ask for sympathy in any manner. I am writing this blog in a space of empathy, and a place that I hope someone reading can relate, and in that relation, grow to handle ridiculously hard situations from a new perspective. My hope when sharing is always with the intent to shed light on the reality of situations, but also how you can turn something that may of felt hurtful at the time, into something you can take away and learn from and become a stronger person, because as we all know, life will continue to deliver tough situations, but it is how we deal and process that truly matters. I was fortunate enough to travel home over the holiday to visit one of my good friends, family, as well as my favorite place of birth, EPA. What I was not expecting was to have an interaction with a friend of a friend, which had me being labeled as a Fat Ass, amongst other things that were all directl...