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Hi, I’m Mara! (They/Them)
Full Moon was an idea- a goal- that came to me in an ah-ha moment- which still seems weird to me. I was born in North Carolina and spent most of my my life there. The first time I saw a spirit was when I was 4 years old, seeing my great grandmother and speaking with her, only a few hours after her death. I found witchcraft when I was 12 and Fat Liberation when I was 24.
I grew up fat and had an ED for about a decade before finding Fat Liberation and becoming an activist in 2010. I started local modeling and created the Fat Girl Posing blog. In 2011 I created The Triangle Fatties, a local meetup group in Greensboro NC, and, in 2012, created the Fat Naked Art project which took me to NYC where I met the amazing Cat Pause, who posed for FNAP. She brought me a keychain of New Zealand and she will always be missed deeply. While in NYC, I was able to model for Substantia Jones for The Adipositivity Project! (That was, and still is, the greatest honor!) I also was one of the many contributors to Fierce Freethinking Fatties, by Shannon Russel. I’ve given workshops on fat liberation, attended conferences, made wonderful friends, was on the Friend of Marilyn podcast a couple of times, After becoming less able bodied, I was active online, trying to carry on the activism. I created Fat Acceptance Cloud on Facebook and, years later, hopped on the TikTok wagon as Glorifying Obesity. I will be moving to Portland, Oregon with my wife and kid in 2023. My goal is to be a member of the communities around me.
I’m also married, a parent, vegetarian since 1999 and vegan since 2009, dog and cat rescue parent, photographer, gardener, and fashion enthusiast.
I’m Queer, Nonbinary, Polyamorous, Disabled, Mentally ill, Autistic, and always finding myself.