About Me
My name is Maggie and I am the creator of MySize Magpie. What started as a thrifting account during my time in London UK in January 2020, quickly shifted after lockdown. I needed a creative outlet so started creating content about the thing I loved most, uplifting women.
As a kid, I was always bullied for being overweight. I started dieting when I was 11, started taking weight loss pills, depriving my body of food, and working out 7 days a week. Even at my smallest I never felt beautiful or like I was good enough. I struggled with those feelings for most of my life, through adulthood. It wasn’t until I made a group of friends who loved and supported me, did I start to question my hatred of my body. Why did I feel this way? Why didn’t things get better when I was thin? Is there something else that’s preventing me from truly loving myself?
That’s when I found the self-love community on Instagram. I surrounded myself with women of all shapes and sizes who were openly talking about their relationships with their body and their rejection of the status quo. I unfollowed anyone who made me question my worth and sought out women who made me feel powerful. During lockdown, I had a lot of time alone and assess my internal thoughts and it led me to transition my once thrifting page, to a page about female empowerment, self-love, mid/plus size fashion, mental health, and the general realities of living in a body that society doesn’t deem worthy.
Within a matter of months, I went from a couple hundred to over 20,000 followers. I had finally found a way to be creative, enterprising, and impactful, all at the same time. I was hooked and I never wanted to look back.
After nearly a year and a half and over 40K followers, I have decided to move to content creation full-time. I want to spread more awareness, kindness, inclusivity, and I want to push to further platforms and content than ever before.
Welcome to Mysize Magpie.