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.

Marie Southard Ospina

Motherhood

by Marie Southard Ospina

Watching TV With My Kids Is Bringing Me Closer To A Culture I Thought I Was Losing

Life

by Marie Southard Ospina

Mothers Were At A Breaking Point Before COVID — What Should We Call It Now?

Life

by Marie Southard Ospina

How I Got Over Wanting More Kids

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by Marie Southard Ospina

This Is What Moms Mean When They Say They're 'Touched Out'

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by Marie Southard Ospina

Having A Second Child Made My Partner Closer To Our First

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by Marie Southard Ospina

I Have No Private Life As A Mom

Life

by Marie Southard Ospina

What It's Like To Get An Epidural When You're Fat

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by Marie Southard Ospina

Pls Give Me Space As I Try To Photograph My Babies In This Pumpkin Field

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by Marie Southard Ospina

'Super Monsters' Nails The Difference Between Dia De Los Muertos & Halloween

Life

by Marie Southard Ospina

This T-Shirt Collection Raising Money For The Border Crisis Is Personal

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by Marie Southard Ospina

Toddlers & Grown Men Agree On One Thing: NASA Tees

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by Marie Southard Ospina

I'm Trying To Preserve My Culture For My Kids, Thousands Of Miles From Home

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by Marie Southard Ospina

Can Someone Make Kids' Clothes For Adults, Please?!

Life

by Marie Southard Ospina

Why Is 1 Year The Magical Finishing Line For Breastfeeding?

Life

by Marie Southard Ospina

I Tried Hypnotherapy During Pregnancy For Depression & Anxiety

Life

by Marie Southard Ospina

Goodbye To The Hellscape That Was Summer With Babies!

Life

by Marie Southard Ospina

There's Nothing Wrong With "Looking Like A Mom"

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by Marie Southard Ospina

Where Are All The Plus-Size Characters In Children's Books?

Life

by Marie Southard Ospina

The Show Tackling The Question Every Mom Is Asking

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by Marie Southard Ospina

Amanda Seyfried's Beef With Arielle Charnas Is Nothing if Not Fraught