How to Cultivate a Healthy Body Image
The notion of an ideal body has evolved over the years, but it has never managed to truly break free from the view that equates being thin...
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The Superficial Inclusivity of Savage x Fenty
Why it's problematic to praise a company for inclusivity when not everyone is actually included.
Jameela Jamil Talks Activism & Social Media at AerieReal Event
"We all need to feel a little more comfortable with being scary." - Jameela Jamil
How I Learned To Conquer My Insecurities and Show Up As My Best Self
We all have our own insecurities, so why should we let them control our lives?
Body Image Impacts Everyone
Mirrors don't discriminate...
Learning to Love Yourself: A Personal Journey with Body Image
For a long time, I never gave serious thought to what I looked like or how my body was viewed by others. I was a scrawny kid that played...
A Journey to Love Yourself
All my life I've had a problem with the way I looked, from my kinky thick curls, my curves and big thighs, to my dorky glasses. Everything...
TV Review: Shrill on Hulu
With just six short episodes, Hulu’s newest dramedy, Shrill has been charming critics and fans alike - and for good reason. Released not...
The Body Project
It clicked and for the first time in my life it stuck. I internalize a message so foreign, the opposite of which depleted me since I first...
Sam Smith: Non-Binary/Genderqueer & Learning to Love his Body
“Maybe I’m not just a man, maybe I’m a woman; Maybe I’m just me.”
How to Live a More Body-Positive Life
LOVE. YOUR. BODY.
What Deleting SnapChat Did to My Self-Esteem
"I forgot what I looked like without a filter..."
I Never Knew How Much I Had in Common with a Supermodel
Every adolescent, no matter how rich or famous, is still very much a vulnerable child who is just trying to fit in and realize who and what they are going to be in this world.
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I Gained Weight in College, & Here's Why That’s Okay
Here's how I learned to love my body for what it is.
Would you say THAT to your best friend?
Caution: This piece requires visualization so it may be easier to be in an environment that allows you to picture a scenario in your mind. Enjoy!
Being Strong in a Skinny World
Even though society seems to understand body types a bit better now, we still face a lack of representation in the media; Barbara Palvin is considered Victoria’s Secret’s first plus-size model at 5’8 and 120 pounds, Danielle Brooks called out the fashion industry for lacking representation for actual plus-size women and thinness is still desired as the current beauty trend in many parts of the world.
Lili Reinhart’s Speech on Body Image on Glamour: My Response
Recently, a video from November 11, 2018 came to my attention, Lili Reinhart’s speech about body image. Even though this is a four month...
Bodies Are Not Fruit
For as long as I can remember, I have been told that I was pear. No, people were not comparing my sweet personality to the flavour of the...
Why Women are the "Worst"
Recently I had a male peer of mine go off on a “funny” rant about how he doesn’t know anything about tampons. A product that some women...
