20 Body-Positive Instagram Accounts to Follow Right Now

Shira is an eating disorder therapist who helps people battle the same issues she's faced herself. She's now on a mission to help dismantle stigmas around fatness and enable people of all shapes and sizes to get the treatment they deserve from society.

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Laura is an anti-diet dietitian who focuses on intuitive eating and body liberation. In addition to providing real, tangible tips on how to embrace your body the way it is, she uses her account to discuss how diet culture works against people who are already marginalized in our society.

As a size-inclusive fitness expert, Louise focuses on helping others get stronger rather than skinnier. If you love her Instagram, check out her book Big Fit Girl: Embrace the Body You Have, which explains how the fitness industry works against plus-size bodies and offers advice on everything from figuring out activities you enjoy to selecting comfortable workout clothes.

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By the time she turned 20, Michelle had undergone 15 different surgeries to address a variety of health issues from a brain tumor to an obstructed bowel. She hated the scars those procedures left on her body and it took years for her to realize they were proof of survival — a journey she details in her memoir, Am I Ugly? One Woman's Journey to Body Positivity. Now, Michelle uses her Instagram to help others embrace their own unique bodies for all the things they allow us to do.

The author of Unapologetic Eating, Alissa is a dietitian spreading the word about fatphobia and how there's nothing wrong with our bodies — our society is the thing that needs to be fixed. Her account is packed with tips we can all benefit from as well as useful resources like the ones pictured here in case you want to take things up a notch.

We're often bombarded with images that reiterate the idea that only thin, white bodies are capable of active endeavors like yoga, so when Jessamyn's book Every Body Yoga came out a few years ago, it was a real breath of fresh air. Now her Instagram account helps push for body-inclusivity across all areas of life, not just in the yoga studio.

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You might have seen Kai on TV before — he's a transgender actor who identifies as non-binary and uses the pronouns he/him as well as they/them. On Instagram, Kai is very open about the ups and downs of his transition and his mental health. Here's to hoping his vulnerability can help bring awareness to trans issues and give someone else in similar shoes a boost of confidence knowing they're not alone.

Self-described as a "fat-positive writer in Cleveland," Jill uses her skills with the written word to help normalize bodies of all sizes. In fact, her memoir Running with a Police Escort: Tales from the Back of the Pack details her journey of becoming a runner and how she found joy in the sport even if she never won a race.

So many fashion-forward Instagrammers focus only on clothes for small bodies, which reiterates the idea that plus-size fashion can't be beautiful and isn't worth showing off. Every post of Kellie's proves that theory is wrong. For even more stellar content, check out her YouTube channel, And I Get Dressed, which has over 66,000 subscribers.

Ragen is a dancer, marathoner, A.C.E.-certified health coach, and champion against fatphobia. Her Instagram posts provide regular reminders of how we all can fight for body acceptance.

When Sylvia was two years old, she experienced third-degree burns on her back, legs and stomach. It took her more than 30 years to accept the scars left behind, but eventually she started Love Disfigure, a campaign to empower people to show off their bodies and overcome the shame of perceived imperfections.

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Amy is "trying to change the look of fitness." After other people in the industry told her she was too fat, she took things into her own hands and launched AMPD Strong with her husband. Their goals are to help anyone of any age exercise and to train fitness instructors to be inclusive of all bodies.

Kadeeja has struggled with acne since she was in high school and went to great lengths as a makeup artist to cover up blemishes. When a video tutorial revealed her bare skin and went viral in 2017, she realized she had a platform she could use to help normalize acne, show how much effort it takes to cover up and empower others to be more comfortable in their skin.

With a Ph.D. in physiology and graduate degrees in psychology and exercise metabolism, Lindo has a knack for breaking down scientific jargon and explaining why we all need to work together to break down systemic injustices against our bodies. If you want to read more than what can fit in an Instagram post, you might enjoy Lindo's books, including the latest, Radical Belong: How to Survive and Thrive in an Unjust World (While Transforming it for the Better.

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Allie is all about self-love, being confident in your body and living life to the fullest. Whether she's posting about a fun new outfit or getting real about emotional struggles, her Instagram account will bring a warm, relatable feeling to your newsfeed.

A psychologist based in New York City, Alexis wants to enable people to mindfully cut their ties with toxic diet culture. If you're looking for gentle reminders that you are much more than the food on your plate, her account is for you.

Women aren't the only ones who suffer with their body image. Stevie doesn't take himself too seriously and he wants us all to be more accepting of the bodies we have and his posts are like little doses of optimism that hit you when you didn't know you needed it.

Anna is a dietitian who specializes in eating disorders and intuitive eating. She also happens to be disabled, but acknowledges she has other privileges that other people don't. Anna's Instagram posts are like having someone whisper in your ear in those moments you forget that "thinness is not fitness" and "your body is not your value."

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Stephanie loves fashion. That's clear by just glancing at any of her Instagram posts. But she also discusses the the struggles of dating as a plus-size person, the legacy of colonialism that exists in the way our society treats different skin tones as well as what it's like to have dissociative identity disorder. If you love her account, you'll probably also like her book, Fattily Ever After: A Black Fat Girl's Guide to Living Life Unapologetically.

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The aim of the Access-Centered Movement is to enable people with disabilities and chronic illnesses to engage in movements that facilitate healing. There are a variety of ways they make this happen, but their Instagram account is a great resource for anyone to learn more, whether or not you're dealing with a disability.