If you’ve read any of my previous pieces on fatphobia, you might be able to infer that I have a general distaste for diet culture. I turned my nose up at Keto and Paleo diet trends. My mother’s 6-year-long vegan lifestyle recently came to a close because she was frequently anemic and got sick far too often due to nutrient deficiencies. Diet culture can lead to a lot of unhealthy things, and I’m very skeptical of it.

If you’ve ever faced a set of challenges, difficulties, or setbacks in a brief succession, sympathetic listeners may have offered up this American colloquialism: “When it rains, it pours.” This informal idiom, an observation on the nature of misfortune, is something of a companion to the widespread thought that “bad…

There are few things I enjoy more than researching. Different topics will catch my interest and suddenly, there’s an itch being scratched that I completely forgot about. Before I know it, it’s 4 in the morning, and I’ve been reading about all the people who died while climbing Mount Everest…

A number of recent celebrity statements continue to have very real, life-threatening ramifications for the Jewish community. I’d like to dispel some of the disinformation perpetuated by these statements. — In the last six weeks or so, there has been a dramatic uptick in vocal antisemitism here in the United States. Several celebrities spewing both disinformation and general vitriol have directly impacted the safety of the American Jewish people.

An interesting juxtaposition of events took place around me this past week. As the Pittsburgh Jewish community marked the anniversary of the most deadly antisemitic attack in American history, which happened here four years ago, I was reminded of the resilience of the Jewish people and of humanity as a…

When I was fourteen, my family took a weekend trip to Lake Chautauqua, New York. It was early October, and the leaves had already turned bright orange and crimson. …

Not long ago, I sat down and watched an episode of Red Table Talk featuring Jennette McCurdy, former Nickelodeon actress and author of the recently published memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died. The title of the book has elicited shock from many. Yet, as McCurdy sits down and tells a…

Hello, my name is Juneau, and I’m fat. I wasn’t always a fat person, but I am now, and it’s very likely I will be for the rest of my life. If you’re interested in hearing my “fat person origin story,” you can read about it here. It’s true that…

I’m an introvert who is occasionally mistaken for an extravert. It’s fair that some people believe I am extraverted; Even if I’m unfamiliar with a few of the folks I’m speaking with, I can normally hold a decent conversation, and in a lot of situations, I don’t have any trouble…