My Yellow Illusion
They say the eyes are the windows to the soul. But, where does body dysmorphia play into this self-image?
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5 Wardrobe Staples That Everyone Needs
#3 is a must, trust me.
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What Is Body Neutrality?
When I was in elementary school, I didn’t care what I looked like. As I grew up, I started to care more and more about my appearance. When...
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A Fat Girl in a Skinny World: A Journey to Self Love
A tale of never being the skinny girl
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Navigating the Halloween Market in 2020 as a Plus Size Woman
Halloween gives an excuse for people everywhere to dress up as their favorite character, pun, or—thanks to TikTok, their favorite beverage...
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Joyful Movement: Honoring your Body's Intuition
As a college student, there are two spaces I have yet to enter since the onset of the pandemic. The first being a university building, and...
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Body Positivity in Social Media
Recently, Sienna Mae, a 15-year-old Tik Tok star, blew up on the social media app. She got famous for pulling her pants partially down to...
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Listening to Your Body and Giving it What it Needs
It is so easy to fall into the trap of thinking you're not doing enough. A lot of us tend to follow influencers on various social media platforms that, although it may not be intentional, make us feel like there is more to accomplish in everyday life. Sometimes it seems like we aren't fulfilling our fitness goals to their fullest potential or that we should be further in our career paths. Regardless of what that feeling is, the best thing you can do for yourself is take a step back and listen to your body's personal needs.
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4 Things They Don’t Tell You About Losing Weight
Not everything magically gets better just because a number on the scale went down!
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The Holidays Are Coming: Prepare to Be Bombarded by Diet Culture
As we transition from sunbathing in bathing suits to cozying up with movie classics and vanilla lattes in the fall, it’s a good time to...
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Body Image at BC
Body image is something that every student has to deal with on a daily basis. Unfortunately at BC, certain societal ideals, like women...
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Emily Ratajkowski Buys Herself Back
Trigger Warning: sexual assault It was only until I reached the end of Emily Ratajkowski’s essay ‘Buying Myself Back: When Does A Model Own...
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Four Self-Help Books You Should Read
Reading has always been something I tell myself to do more of, but still, never take the initiative to add it to my daily routine. After...
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The Quarantine Brain
A dense cloud falls over your brain as you sit isolated in your childhood bedroom or college apartment. The cloud stays there for months,...
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Learning To Love My Quarantine Body
Listen to your body, take care of it, and love it with everything you have.
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How To Cope With Disaster by Focusing on What We Can Control
Let's take this time to reassess how we see ourselves.
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Let's talk about Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Endometriosis and Fibroids
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), Endometriosis, and Fibroids are all examples of conditions that affect a woman’s reproductive organs...
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Trigger Warning: The Normalization of Eating Disorders in College
I am just as disappointed with the dining hall as the next person. The endless supply of pasta and burgers simply does not suit my fancy,...
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3 Body Positive Instagrams to Inspire You
I think one of the biggest impacts that the world of Instagram has created is the burst of body positive and plus size influencers. Growing...
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Op-Ed: Please Stop Congratulating Adele on Her Weight Loss
Losing weight isn’t always healthy.
