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You Still Get to Have Bodily Autonomy in a Relationship – Here’s How to Maintain It
You always get to have control over your own body – relationships included. Celia Edell shares some affirming advice to help make sure you do.
Read MoreHow I Stopped Letting a Man Tell Me My Body Was ‘Too Wrinkled’ For Him
This author’s date told her “Your body is too wrinkly. I like your head and your heart. But I just can’t deal with your body.” Here’s why she told him “thank you.”
Read MoreA Guide to Self-Care When Your Loved Ones Don’t Support Your Activism
What do you do with those relationships with people who don’t support your social justice activism? These self-care tips may help.
Read MoreJewish Fear, Love, & Solidarity in the Wake of Neo-Nazism
This article was originally published on JewSchool and reposted here with the author’s permission. Jewish Fear Jewish fear is that buzzing feeling in our bones that won’t let us sleep at night because we don’t know when it will come next. Jewish fear is American Neo-Nazis chanting “Blood and Soil” on American soil. In living…
Read More7 Things I Love About Being Bi
For bisexual people, representations of our identity in the pop culture world seem to fall into one of two categories. The first is absolute erasure: We encounter TV shows, movies, news reports, songs, trends, books, and essays that refuse to acknowledge the existence or validity of bisexuality in any way. On the other hand, the recent…
Read MoreThe Problem with Expecting People to ‘Do What They Love’
“Do what you love” – it’s an inspirational key to happiness, right? In theory, sure. But this context shows it’s pretty elitist.
Read More4 Affirmations for Women Learning to Love Their Transness
Do you have examples of what self-love for trans women looks like? Even most of the “Love Your Body” talk fails to address your struggles. So here are some uplifting reminders just for you.
Read MoreHow Body Love Can Change Society for the Better
What would happen if we stopped trying to satisfy an arbitrary standard of beauty, and focused on loving what we have? According to Jes Baker, a lot would change.
Read More10 Reasons I Love My Fatkini
Make no mistake: I was not always a bathing suit enthusiast! But this year, I bought my very own fatkini in week one of beach season. “Holy lemon bars, what is a fatkini, Virgie?” you may be asking. It’s a trendy moniker for a two-piece bathing suit for fat girls – often involving high-waisted bottoms. If you haven’t heard of the fatkini phenomenon, ghurl, you’ve got to get on this trend.
Read MoreLet’s Show Our Bodies Some Love!
I like my body! I may even love my body! More days than not, I look at my reflection and smile with gratitude. And this is a huge deal – because for the majority of my life, I wanted to crawl out of my own skin. It was a long and complicated process that has taken me nearly two years of hard work, but here are some of the major factors that led me to where I am today.
Read MoreThe Power of Love When Healing from Trauma
Most of us have survived a trauma but as a society, we’re more often at a loss when it comes to learning how to heal from it. Most of us don’t want to lead our lives with trauma-related feelings of fear, mistrust, and isolation. So what’s the alternative? Love – the simple act of relating to another human and telling a trustworthy person about our experiences can be curative.
Read MoreHaving a Healthy Diet Out of Love and Not Fear
Why do we diet? The truth is people diet for various reasons. You can have a healthy diet out of fear or love. This is something that both larger and smaller people can do since just because someone is thinner doesn’t mean they’re necessarily healthy. Allow me to explain.
Read MoreFrom Burnout to Radical Self-Care (Large Group Rate)
From Burnout to Radical Self-Care (Small Group Rate)
4 Reasons We Need to Quit Describing Trans People As ‘Self-Hating’
You probably know the trope of the trans person who hates their body. If you’re defining trans experiences this way, here’s how you may be missing the point.
Read More7 Questions to Help You Balance Self-Care and Resistance
How can we resist everything Donald Trump is doing without burning ourselves out? These questions can help you find some answers.
Read More4 Myths About Self-Harm We Urgently Need to Unlearn
Myth #2: “Self-harm is done for attention.” This author learned about self-harm at a young age, and in a terrible way. Let’s do better by unlearning these myths.
Read MoreHow to Self-Care When You’ve Messed Up
It’s never fun to be told that you’ve hurt someone – and ignoring your guilt or anxiety about it won’t help. So here’s how to take care of those feelings and more.
Read MoreHow to Practice Self-Mothering to Give Yourself the Support You Need
Did you know it’s possible to mother yourself? Society associates nurturing with motherhood, but here’s how folks of all genders can give ourselves comforting care.
Read More7 Ways to Practice Self-Care Around Your Abortion
Whatever you’re feeling about your abortion is valid. These practical self-care tips can help you before, during, and after the process.
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