Show Notes
What do you do when you are surrounded by folks who don’t have to struggle to find clothes in high street stores, or understand what it’s like to be told you can’t enjoy sports or activities simply because of the size of your body? Ebony took matters into her own hands and put a call out on TikTok for some big baddie besties! What happened next shocked her as her DM’s were flooded with people sharing their own experiences of being the bigger one in the group and feeling isolated and asking to join and Big Girls Who was born.
Ebony shares her story of growing up with body image struggles of her own and how she finally came to accept herself and everything her body can do and how she’s found dating since accepting herself more.
About Ebony:
Ebony Jamillah also known as Jamjamjamillah on TikTok is a micro-influencer that wants to make a difference. Originally starting her page doing hair tutorials, she always felt like she wouldn’t be received well doing fashion videos as a plus-size woman.
After seeing a necessary change across social media and being inspired by more and more plus-size models/influencers, she decided to finally get into plus-size clothing hauls and OOTD.
It wasn’t until ordering from a clothing brand that constantly gets plus-sizes wrong, that she reached out to plus-size women who could relate to the disappointment. She was just frustrated with not having enough plus-size friends and wanted to be in a space where others understood what she went through being plus-size but also, who wanted to be able to meet up and not feel like the odd one out in any situation.
With this, Big Girls Who was born and it’s been one of the best things she’s ever done. Monthly meet-ups with other big girls to just be fabulous and have that incredible support system.
Topics Covered:
CW: This episode mentions clothing sizes.
Fashion & Plus Size Clothing
Weight Stigma
Weight Loss/Weight gain
Post Natal Depression
Emotional Eating
Dieting
Dating
Connect with Ebony
Instagram: @biggirlswho
TikTok: @jamjamjamillah
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Email [email protected]
Connect with Tamsin Broster
Website: www.tamsinbroster.co.uk
Instagram: tamsin_broster
Email: [email protected]
Connect with Gillian McCollum
Website: www.gillianmccollum.com
Instagram: iamgillianwilson
Email: [email protected]
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