Hi, I’m Grace (Hi Grace) and I’m addicted to exercise
I’m eight or nine years old. I stand in front of the bathroom mirror with my mom while I try on the new clothes she’s bought me. She stops...
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Thank You, Taylor Swift, For Gaining Weight
Regardless of how you feel about Taylor Swift now, during the 1989 era, Taylor Swift was cool. Or at least I (and my other 15-year-old...
Poetry: Fields of Womanhood
Foreword Fields of Womanhood is an appreciation poem I wrote as a response to my growing body hair. As women, we’re often taught that...
Is the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Still Relevant in 2018?
If you couldn't already tell from your Instagram feed, Victoria's Secret held its annual fashion show last Thursday in New York City. The...
We Need to Stop Comparing Ourselves to Images of Women That We See Online
We all follow our favorite celebrities on Instagram and look at the Victoria Secret clothes online, wishing we looked more like the models...
How to Not Deal with Acne as an Adult
I remember having some form of acne as far back as third grade. I didn’t think much of it at the time, because not only was it barely...
Lexi Black: Perfectly Imperfect in the Modeling Industry
As a fashion design student, I am constantly surrounded by some of the most creative and motivated people I have ever met. These two words...
Body Confidence Does Not Equal Sexy
Why is it that whenever talking about body positivity people focus on something sexy?
It's All in Your 'Jeans'
The inspiration for this article came from a wonderful friend of mine. She’s beautiful, kind, intelligent, and it’s easy to apply every...
What My High School Dress Code Taught Me About My Body
I still remember confidently walking in to my high school, freshman year, in a pair of short denim shorts. My mom had just dropped me off...
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Beauty Does Not Fluctuate
I was an athlete in high school but chose not to pursue a sport in college. This, with the added loss of homecooked meals, caused my...
Jean Shopping—It's The Worst
So you’re in the dressing room. You’ve brought in a few cute jeans that claim to be your normal size. You expect them to fit because your...
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One Size Does NOT Fit All
Body positivity is not one-size fits all.
Fat is Not a Bad Word
You don’t have to scroll down too far on your Instagram feed to see a picture of a beautiful girl. Maybe she’s with her friends, maybe her...
Fighting the Freshman 15: How to Deal with Body Image in College
The freshman 15 is a concept that many individuals fear going into their first year of college. The best ways to avoid this quick weight...
Rosie Molinary on Body Positivity and Self-Acceptance
Every person who lives in an appearance-obsessed culture like our own internalizes negative beliefs and attitudes towards their bodies. None of us are immune to feelings of inadequacy in this society that exalts athleticism, thinness, and European features. Overwhelmed by these feelings myself, I decided to reach out to Rosie Molinary ‘96, author of two books on body image and self-acceptance, to find out how Davidson can strive to become a more body-positive environment and how I and other college women can come to be at peace with our own bodies.
"Don't Say That, You're Beautiful!"
To say to me, “Don’t say that, you’re beautiful” is another way to say, “You’re beautiful even though you’re overweight.”
Love yourself or change yourself: You don't have to choose
I had a conversation recently with a friend of mine which really made me think about the way women see themselves everyday. My friend began...
Does one size fit all?
Whilst wandering around the shops of Florence this summer I stumbled upon a shop called Brandy Melville. With cropped t-shirts, lacy vests...
Why I Regret Losing Weight
Trigger Warning: this article contains mentions of eating disorders When I arrived at Phillips Exeter Academy for my first fall as a...
