Jes Baker

Bio

Meet Jes Baker — a fiery body advocate, fat model, mental health professional, self-love enthusiast, professional rabble-rouser, crazy cat lady, Tedx speaker,  frreal book author, feminist, and total pain in the ass.She's super friendly (even though the above picture says otherwise), swears a lot, and thinks it's really weird to talk about herself in third person. 

Jes Baker Articles

crisis prevention.

You Are Not Alone: For the Next Time You Find Yourself in Crisis

One of the most terrifying feelings this concept can bring up is “What if I’m all alone?” or “What if I don’t have any support?” My dear friend, let me tell you something: you’re never truly alone. You’re not alone in your experiences, many of us are there fighting the same battles.

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Fuck society's standards, my friend. Image: Jes Baker.

So I've Gained Weight. SO WHAT?

REAL TALK — my body is going to keep changing for the rest of my life. If it's not weight gain, it will be aging. If not aging, it could be an illness. If not an illness, it could be any number of things that will cause inevitable change in which I will be required to learn to love the change.

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