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3 Toxic Messages Behind Seemingly Uplifting Body Positive Mantras – And How to Drop Them
Loving your body isn’t easy with all of these toxic societal messages floating around. But what about when what we THINK is body-positive on social media really isn’t? This author’s got some solutions.
Read MoreAre You Body-Positive, But Struggling with Binge Eating? Here Are 4 Ways to Support Yourself
Trying to be body-positive is hard enough without the complications of binge eating disorder. How can you celebrate “Eat what you want!” while also recognizing that you can’t?
Read More3 Reasons Why Body-Positive Ad Campaigns Are Less Empowering Than You Think
Can you spot what’s off about ads like Dove’s #choosebeautiful campaign?
Read MoreBack Off, Thin People – Here’s Why Body Positivity Wasn’t Made for You
Where’s the focus on thin women in body positivity movements? You can’t deny that these are good reasons why it’s missing.
Read More15 Tips for Raising Kids with a Positive Body Image
As parents we have a powerful influence in how our kids grow up feeling about their bodies and their relationship to food. Many of them are things we can say (or not say) that have a huge impact.
Read MoreIf You Think the Dad Bod Phenomenon Is Championing Body-Positivity, Think Again – Here Are 3 Big Reasons We Need to Stop Praising It Now
The “Dad Bod” hype is everywhere right now. Here’s all you really need to know about the sinister, body-policing tone of this sexist trend.
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 MoreHate Your Body? Take More Pics!
Sometimes I feel like we’re living our entire lives and viewing our whole world through a camera lens – including ourselves. And yet, on the bright side, I also see it as an interesting opportunity to reclaim your self-image. I think that if you go with it, you can actually use things like selfies as tools to improve your body image – and your overall self-esteem.
Read MoreWant to Raise Your Kids with Positive Body Image? You’ve Got to Avoid Doing These 4 Things (And Try Some Others Instead)
Have you made any of these common missteps? We’ve seen them a lot, and even the well-meaning ones can have a serious impact.
Read More3 Ways to Cope With the Body Hate Bullsh*t on the Internet
Are you one of those people who finds a new “body hate site” and posts it everywhere to validate your outrage? We understand – but here’s why that might not be the most effective strategy, with tips for better ways to deal.
Read MoreThe Perfect Take On How to Get a Bikini Body — For Feminists!
Usually, the words “it’s time to work on your bikini body” would make us cringe – but this is summertime bikini body encouragement as it should be.
Read MoreEating Disorder Recovery Advocacy Is Usually Fatphobic – Here Are 4 Ways to Start Fixing That
The campaign this author came up with sounds like a good idea – but once you realize how it feels to fat people, you’ll know why we all need to do better.
Read More4 Reasons Why We Need to Stop Thinking of Skinny-Shaming as ‘Reverse Discrimination’
There are the people who say that “skinny-shaming is the same as fat-shaming.” That might seem like a fair conclusion, but here’s why it just isn’t true.
Read MoreHow Feminism Changed Us as Autism Parents
Our daughter is Autistic. With the right accommodations and supports, she can have everything she wants out of life – but there’s a lot to do as parents between now and adulthood. So how do we go about raising a confident young woman in an ableist world? I think that the answer lies at the intersection of supporting feminism and destroying ableism.
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 More4 Things Stopping Us From Ditching Diet Culture and How to Finally Let It Go
“Why are we so attached to our diets?” Diet culture is everywhere, spreading misinformation about what “healthy” means. But we must break free from diet culture’s influence – and here’s what’s in the way.
Read MoreCutting Fatphobic Language Out of Your Life
How can we cut fatphobic language out of our fat-positive lives? Here are some easy tips!
Read More5 Tips for Talking (And Not Talking) About Food While Making Space for Recovery
Some ways of talking about food can be helpful for people recovering from eating disorders – but sometimes we just need to shut up about it. Here’s the difference.
Read More6 Body-Shaming Reasons People Tell You to Wear a Bra – And Why It’s None of Their Business
“You can’t go out like that!” Do you have to wear a bra? Here are some of the body-shaming reasons people would say so – with some empowering alternative ideas.
Read MoreLarge Bodies Don’t Need Metaphors to Be Beautiful
Fatphobia is so rampantly internalized that many people justify their attraction to fat people by comparing them to non-human objects. It turns the possibility of mutual desire and appreciation into fetish. In this spoken word performance, Samantha Peterson rejects the dehumanizing nuance of supposedly metaphorical compliments and reclaims her body’s agency, humanity, and beauty.
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