About Mikala Jamison
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Hey! I’m Mikala Jamison, a freelance writer (and full-time editor) who gets what it’s like to feel conflicted and troubled by your body and how the world sees it. I spent years feeling disconnected from physical self, and getting into strength training and evaluating my relationship to food helped me learn to feel better in and about my body — even if I can’t (and don’t think I should have to) totally love it all the time.