How I Learned to Love My Own Body By Loving Someone Else’s
Another crush, another lesson
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On the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Coming to a Close
In a break between my classes on Thursday afternoon, I got on Twitter to see the news that the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show had been...
Damn Diet Culture & Everything It’s Taught Us
This time of year, I can’t help but think a lot about food. Thanksgiving is right around the corner, then we have Christmas, and then my...
Need Some Self Love? Try Boudoir!
"I am worthy of love, especially from myself."
Embrace "YOU"
I wish I started counting the amount of times I’ve been asked the question, “do you play basketball?” or have been told, “oh, you must play...
How Running Saved My High School Experience
When I think about my high school cross country career, I often think about how much I have grown, not in terms of speed and strength but...
Getting Real About Body Image
What having an episode of self-hatred really looks like.
My Open Letter to Those Struggling with Body-Image
Beautiful, remember that beautiful is what you are. And whatever you’re going to do, do it for YOU.
Instagram Bans Plastic Surgery Effect Filters
In case you haven’t already heard of “Selfie/ Snapchat Dysmorphia” , it’s a mental illness where people go under the knife to look like a “...
Being a Fab Fit Diva: Fitness Coach Annie Calvaneso on Building your own Business, Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle, and Facing Challenges Head-On
Annie Calvaneso is an opera singer, entrepreneur, and founder of The Glam Fit Diva, and online health and fitness consulting company for...
"Insatiable": A Review
There's been a lot of talk around the Netflix's original show Insatiable , so what's the verdict?
Beauty Filters: What Are We Hiding?
At times, it seems like we have gone filter-crazy. As people have gotten better at creating them, we have been increasingly eager to use them, and sometimes end up looking unrecognizably different in the process.
How Midsize Fashion Influencers Changed My Life
To all the girls who wear a size 10, 12, 14 or 16… this one’s for you.
The Yoga Body Myth
I hate the phrase "perfect yoga body." As a yoga teacher of four years, it upsets me to see other yoga practioners holding themselves up to...
Body Love Pt 3: Plant-Based Perspective
How starting a plant-based diet helped break my unhealthy eating cycle, but not my relationship with my body.
The Ever Changing ‘Body Ideal’ Has Few Winners
The idea of a ‘body ideal’ is something that every person has probably encountered. It is very strict and it does not allow much compromise...
Fit v. Skinny: One Woman’s Opinion
The other day, I was stalking myself on Instagram, as one does, and as I dove deeper into the nostalgic hole, something startled me about...
An Open Letter to My Eating Disorder
You're no longer our little secret.
Toxic Social Media Culture
Girls bodies are categorized as fruits. A “banana” is rectangular, a “pear” is bottom heavy, and an “apple” is top heavy. Perhaps the fruit...
What It Means To Be Beautiful
For as long as I can remember, I have always been unsatisfied with my body, whether it be the way it looks or the way it feels. I struggled...
