Marie Southard Ospina

Marie Southard Ospina is a freelance writer and editor covering body image, parenthood, sex and relationships, pop culture, books, and size acceptance. As an advocate for body- and fat-positivity (as well as a mother of two little girls), she hopes to de-stigmatize cultural standards of beauty and worth that lead to so much unnecessary and painful self-criticism and greater marginalization. Her bylines have appeared in Bustle, Romper, Everyday Feminism, Refinery29, BuzzFeed, Dazed, Huffington Post, Healthline, Self, and Men's Health, among others. Her face has appeared on The Today Show and StyleLikeU's What's Underneath Project to discuss toxic aspirational beauty tropes. She earned a Bachelors degree in journalism from New York University and a Masters degree in modern and contemporary literature and culture from York University in the UK. When she is not cleaning up one of her children's bodily fluids or re-watching Frozen for the umpteenth time, she is likely investigating taking up a second career in mortuary sciences, reading or watching the latest dystopian series on the market, or trying to enjoy a plastic toy-free bath in total solitude.

Fashion

Fuller Figure Fuller Bust & Playful Promises' Collab Is A Cabaret Dream In Sizes 8-26

By Marie Southard Ospina

Fashion

25 Plus-Size Wedding Dresses Under £300 That'll Have You Feeling Like A Queen

By Marie Southard Ospina

Fashion

5 Independent Plus Size Brands In The UK That Are Changing The Fatshion Game

By Marie Southard Ospina

Entertainment

Why Miley Cyrus' 'Mother's Daughter' Video Matters In Our Fat-Shaming Society

By Marie Southard Ospina

Entertainment

How 'This Is Us' Perfectly Underscores What Loved Ones Don't Understand About Being Fat

By Marie Southard Ospina

Entertainment

I Never Related To Comedy Until I Watched British TV & Now I Won't Go Back

By Marie Southard Ospina

Fashion

Get Involved Because These Super Affordable Plus Size Brands All Ship To The UK

By Marie Southard Ospina

Life

What It's Like To Be Fat In The UK Vs. The US

By Marie Southard Ospina

Style

I Couldn't Find A Beauty Campaign With Plus Size Models, So I Made One Myself

By Marie Southard Ospina

Books

This Coffee Table Book Is The ULTIMATE Celebration Of Fashion & Fatness

By Marie Southard Ospina

Entertainment

How ‘This Is Us’ Did Wrong By Plus Size Women With Kate’s Storyline

By Marie Southard Ospina

Style

A Body Project: Sarah Martindale On Her Joints

By Marie Southard Ospina

Entertainment

What It's Really Like To Be Plus Size & Pregnant Like Kate On 'This Is Us'

By Marie Southard Ospina

Entertainment

'Fattitude' Is The Documentary On Size Discrimination That Everyone Needs To See, Activist Or Not

By Marie Southard Ospina

Style

I've Been Told That A Thin Woman Lives Inside Me. This Is What I Need Her To Know.

By Marie Southard Ospina

Fashion

This Body Image Documentary Is Starting New Conversations About Diversity In Media

By Marie Southard Ospina

Fashion

29 Plus Size Caftans That Can Easily Transition Into Your Fall Wardrobe

By Marie Southard Ospina

Fashion

Gabi Gregg Wants Plus Size Women To Embrace Their Sexuality In Her New Lingerie Collection

By Marie Southard Ospina

Fashion

How JIBRI Founder Jasmine Elder Created A Brand That Fills A Gap In The Plus Size Market

By Marie Southard Ospina

Life

This Powerful Video Shows What Unapologetic Self-Love Looks Like

By Marie Southard Ospina