List: Personal Essays | Curated by Juliet James

Dec 5, 2022
31 stories
Personal Essays
Juliet James
Insomnia, insecurity and anxiety… oh my.It is 2:00 am. I see 2:00 am most nights. Sleep and I have been on rather rotten terms since I was 25 and first began having symptoms of…
Jun 29, 2017
Jun 29, 2017
Juliet James
Things said to fat people.Yesterday I was at a doctor’s office. This practice specializes in a lot of cosmetic procedures, though I was there for a medical reason…
Aug 16, 2017
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Aug 16, 2017
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Reclaiming My Intuition (Part I)It’s been almost 11 weeks since I had 80(ish) percent of my stomach amputated. In that time my thoughts have become a swirling blur of…
May 19, 2018
May 19, 2018
Juliet James
I was (probably) Catfished Before Catfishing was a Thingaka the Story of How I Almost Ran Away with a Total Stranger when I was 19
May 30, 2018
May 30, 2018
Juliet James
Reclaiming My Intuition (Part II)I feel like a vampire. Or President Snow. My gums and teeth are becoming a seemingly semi-permanent, stained pinkish red. It’s not pretty.
Jun 4, 2018
Jun 4, 2018
Juliet James
When one bite of chicken equals 4 hours of hell.It was one bite. One bite of grilled chicken breast. I didn’t cut it quite small enough. I chewed it, but not thoroughly enough.
Jun 27, 2018
Jun 27, 2018
Juliet James
My Rebellious Alter-EgoOr Adventures in Intuitive Eating Post Bariatric Surgery
Aug 16, 2018
Aug 16, 2018
Juliet James
Things they don’t tell you before WLSChapter 1
Aug 27, 2018
Aug 27, 2018
Juliet James
I Dismissed My Own #MeToo Stories…Because I thought it was just “boys will be boys.”
Sep 27, 2018
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Sep 27, 2018
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Juliet James
When You Fat Shame Strangers, You Fat Shame Your Loved Ones TooYou can’t separate my fat body from the fat bodies of strangers
Oct 28, 2018
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Oct 28, 2018
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Juliet James
What Not To Bring To Thanksgiving DinnerI’ll take my turkey without the side of food morality, thanks!
Nov 21, 2018
Nov 21, 2018
Juliet James
A snake in my headThe voice of my eating disorder
Jan 8, 2019
Jan 8, 2019
Juliet James
Dear Endocrinologist, can you not?A letter to the doctor whose priorities were screwed up
Jan 16, 2019
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Jan 16, 2019
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Juliet James
The biggest lie I tellIt’s only 2 words
Jan 18, 2019
Jan 18, 2019
Juliet James
FWF (Flying While Fat)I’m in a first class window seat. Flying “economy” means we buy three seats and recently we learned that Delta first class isn’t a whole…
Jun 2, 2019
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Jun 2, 2019
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Juliet James
You Did This To Yourself(And other unhelpful thoughts)
Aug 13, 2019
Aug 13, 2019
Juliet James
Red Flag WarningOr The Eating Disorder Relapse I Should’ve Seen Coming
Aug 18, 2019
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Aug 18, 2019
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Juliet James
I Remember 9/11 Every Day.But this year, it hurts more than usual. I finally figured out why.
Sep 11, 2019
Sep 11, 2019
Juliet James
Letter To My 8 Year-Old SelfYour body is not the problem. Your family is.
Mar 6, 2020
Mar 6, 2020