Her Campus at Kent State
The unfortunate effects of diet culture
No one can be their healthiest and happiest self living in a box of rules set for themselves. No one can be happy when they constantly monitor their BMI...
Her Campus at UCLA
Everything I Wish I Could Tell Myself Before My Eating Disorder
What I wish I would’ve known about disordered eating at a time when I felt the weight of beauty standards on my shoulders.
Her Campus at CWU
Wading Through the Weeds: A Health Journey
Back in May of this year, my health started taking a nosedive. I wasn’t myself, I felt unmotivated and just downright not happy. It was a combination of mental and physical...
Her Campus at Washington
How I Stopped Hating Skinny Girls
CW: eating disorders, descriptions of body shame For most of my life, I felt aggressively territorial of body positivity. Why should skinny girls get to appropriate the power of...
Her Campus at Bentley
Body Neutrality
We’ve all heard of body positivity – from public figures like Lizzo and Ashley Graham, people have been embracing the body positivity movement by normalizing normal bodies.However, I’ve come...
Her Campus at PSU
Food Is So Much More Than Just Fuel
Trigger warning: mention of eating disorders. Over the last few years throughout my personal eating disorder and body image journey, a phrase I’ve encountered a multitude of times is...
Her Campus at Kenyon
How to Survive an Almond Mom
“When I was your age, I was X pounds soaking wet,” my mother would say whenever I asked if we could get Dunkin’ in the morning. At my age,...
Her Campus at Casper Libero
Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero” MV: Was The Singer’s Representation Of Eating Disorder Really Fatphobic?
Taylor Swift released her 10th studio album, "Midnights", which is filled with personal songs. However, "Anti-Hero", the lead single, and its music video created a debate about fatphobia.
Her Campus at Buffalo
Navigating Thanksgiving With An Eating Disorder
Thanksgiving is often a time to connect with family and friends, practice gratitude and celebrate with a big meal. While this holiday brings a lot of good, it can...