Julia Horel is the web director, blog and community manager at Shameless. She has a B.A. in English literature from Trent University and a Master of Publishing from Simon Fraser University. She works in publishing and loves books, social media, food and napping. Her pet issues are reproductive justice, anti-racism and body image/size acceptance. She ditched her last diet in October 2007 and has been learning to love her body ever since. She recently became a certified indoor cycling instructor and can often be found dragging all her friends and loved ones to give spin classes a try.