Fifty Shades is about a man finding peace and happiness because he finally finds a woman willing to tolerate his bullshit for long enough. - Roxane Gay

It's okay if most of your friends are guys, but if you champion this as a commentary on the nature of female friendships, soul search a little.

I am still writing my way toward a place where I fit.

It started as a process of writing what I know to be true and it became a process of revelation. I was able to make some realisations about myself that previously I hadn’t made and it really forced me to confront my relationship not only with my body, but with food. I mostly saw how unkind I had been to myself when my body has actually gotten me through quite a lot in life. And recognising that, in many ways, I was holding on to the weight for the wrong reasons and the only one that was really hurting was myself.