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Amy ([personal profile] such_heights) wrote2011-01-21 10:22 pm
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making use of my best resource! *winning smile*

Hi all,

Am looking for resources for a couple of friends of mine, and was wondering if any of you have some links/suggestions off the top of your head!

1. I am looking for novels that feature positive portrayals of women who aren't thin.

2. I am looking for resources to help someone who's currently in a pretty bad pit of depression but having trouble articulating that and reaching out. That sounds all too familiar to me, but I don't recommend my own strategy of going and going until you snap. Anything about first reaching out for professional support or recognising that's what happening is an illness and not a moral failing would be most welcome.

♥!
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[personal profile] avendya 2011-01-22 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
Guardian of the Dead has a fat main character. Warning: she does feel bad about her weight during parts of the book, but she doesn't diet and also saves New Zealand.

[personal profile] nixwilliams 2011-01-22 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
was gonna suggest this one, too!
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[personal profile] fictional 2011-01-22 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
I was also going to suggest this one! it is awesome.