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4 Ways I Learned to Hate My Afro As a Black Latinx (And Why I Love It Anyway)
If you can relate to the awful lessons people taught this author about his hair, you’ll love the affirmations he has for fellow Afro Latinxs.
Read More3 Ways to Fight Diet Culture’s Toxic Messages and Love Yourself When Gaining Weight
We’re body-positive, but when it comes to our own bodies, it’s hard to shake off society’s body-shaming messages. Can you relate? These strategies can help you stay positive through your own body’s changes.
Read MoreThe Comedy You Love Uses Trans Women As Punchlines And We Need To Talk About It
Do you recognize these tired tropes about trans women from popular shows and movies? These “jokes” are so common that many of us still laugh along – but Kat Blaque’s got a better idea.
Read MoreReady to Heal Your Relationship with Yourself in Eating Disorder Recovery? Try the 5 (Body) Love Languages
We think that this advice could be useful to folks with all kinds of body image struggles. Did you find any ideas that might work for you?
Read More3 Surprising Ways I Learned to Love Myself After a Lifetime of Being Ridiculed for My Looks
This author never imagined she’d get to this magical place – a place of self-love. She’s powerful, beautiful, talented, and loveable. But unfortunately, in our society, she’s subject to shame for being fat, Black, bisexual, and a woman with unconventional looks. Read on for her journey in fighting for herself, and you might find some self-love for your own journey.
Read MoreFrom Stripping to Sex Tapes – The Kardashians, Amber Rose, and Our Love of Hating Women
Is it “just for fun” when we love to hate on women in the media like Kim Kardashian? What does that say about us? What we need to know about our role in a dangerous kind of sexism.
Read More6 Ways to Stand Up to Toxic Media Messages and Love Yourself as a Trans Person
Loving yourself as a transgender person is nothing less than gorgeously radical. Here’s how to practice self-love to directly combat the oppression you face every day.
Read More5 Ways to Rise Up Against Toxic Media Messages and Love Yourself as a Black Woman
There are so many harmful, violent, and oppressive messages in the media about Black women. Those messages can harmfully inform how Black women think about themselves, as well as how they are perceived by society and within their communities. Check out this article to learn how to replace toxic media messages with self-love, self-efficacy, healing, and liberation.
Read MoreYou Have My Permission To Love And Accept Your Body, Just As It Is, Right This Minute
When you feel love and approval toward your body, then you can truly experience your life and the world around you. You can live your life with more peace. You can hear your inner truth. You can enjoy being in a body that is uniquely yours. You can do and experience all this and more, but first, you have to give yourself permission to love and accept your body.
Read More8 Excellent Tips on How to Be Wrong – The Right Way
“Do you want to be right, or do you want to be better?” What can you learn from being wrong? This approach will move you past defensiveness to get being wrong right.
Read MoreHow to Figure Out What Your Boundaries Are
You may have read about the importance of setting boundaries – but what if you don’t know what your boundaries are? These steps can help you find out.
Read MoreThe Radical Friendship Contract: 10 Expectations for Loving People Fully
A contract for friendship? Yes, really – imagine rolling with a squad like this, loving each other in your fullness, and you’ll know why this author’s onto something.
Read More6 Messages Suicide Attempt Survivors Urgently Need
If you’ve attempted suicide, you might be dealing with a lot of pain and stigma. You deserve these loving reminders – so keep them close.
Read More14 Simple (But Super Helpful) Ways to Take Care of Yourself as a Feminist
If self-care feels like yet another task to add to your to-do list, try these tips. They’ll help you incorporate this important step into your feminism.
Read More7 Affirmations You Deserve as An Activist Facing Online Harassment
If you’re an activist who spends time online, you know exactly what this author’s talking about – and these messages will be a breath of fresh air.
Read MoreI Struggle with Imposter Syndrome – But Here’s How I’m Working Through It
Do you ever feel like a fraud? Like your success is due to luck and not your own ability? That’s called impostor syndrome, and Celia Edell’s talking about her struggles with it – we hope her insights can help.
Read MoreThis Frida Kahlo Comic Will Remind You Why It’s Awesome to Be Strange
Do you ever feel out of place? Frida Kahlo was considered strange, too. This touching illustration captures how it feels to be misunderstood – until you get a life-altering change of perspective.
Read MoreHow to Cope with Perfectionism as a Black Student at a Mostly White Institution
We live in a culture that teaches black students that they need to work twice as hard as their white counterparts to be seen as valuable. So how do you take care of yourself in the process?
Read MoreThis Woman Just Crushed Society’s Sexist Expectations in One Awesome Poem
What could you do with this kind of gumption?
Read MoreYou’re Holding Yourself Back from Designing a Better Life – But Learning How to Say ‘No’ Can Change Everything
We didn’t realize how often saying “yes” can hold us back from the lives of our dreams. How have you learned to say “no?”
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