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5 Ways I’ve Learned to Love Myself as I Gain Weight
This author had a lot of internalized fatphobia – but they didn’t deal with it until they started gaining weight. Facing your own fatphobia can be scary, but with these practical tips, you don’t have to deal on your own.
Read More3 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 MoreHow to Deal with the Misguided Stigma Against Women’s Body Hair
Ever feel like your body hair makes you less of a woman? This cute comic gets what you’re going through – and it’s got the affirmation you need to deal with the awful stigma.
Read More3 Realizations That Helped Me Stop Feeling Ashamed of My Breasts
Have you noticed how often women in the US feel ashamed of their breasts? If you’re like this author, the shame is so habitual that you don’t even realize it’s there. These insights can help you feel better about your body.
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 More6 Strategies for Setting Boundaries with Your Therapist
Setting boundaries with anyone can be hard. But boundaries are necessary for any relationship, and your relationship with your therapist is no exception. These tips will help.
Read MoreHow Getting Diagnosed as Schizoaffective Bipolar Helped Save My Life
This artist was really hesitant to seek mental health care, but finally getting it changed her life. This comic tells the story of why she calls her diagnosis the best thing that ever happened to her.
Read MoreYou Don’t Need to Be Leading Marches for Your Activism to Matter – Here Are 5 Reasons Why
We – as social justice activists – need to explore beyond thinking of the very large and very public demonstrations as the sole means of radical change. Who is included in our idea of “activists?” In which ways are we unintentionally excluding folks in this vision? What other platforms are activists using to raise awareness about injustice? Let’s talk about it.
Read MoreMy Blackness Is Not the Problem, America’s Rampant White Supremacy Is
Have you ever been a token? Outnumbered, you might have heard things like “I don’t see you as Black.” Such so-called “compliments” are based on the delusion that whiteness and other dominant characteristics are “normal.” For people of color, there’s no winning in this othering game, so here’s a new way of thinking to dismantle internalized bigotry instead.
Read MoreAuthentically Loving the Skin I’m in – ‘Flaws’ and All
Would you ever think to include your acne on the list of things to love about yourself? This article gives an argument for why loving the skin you’re in could mean exactly that.
Read MoreMental Health Survival Tips You Can Use Right Now
With this comic’s mental health survival tips, take some small steps to your big victory of wellness.
Read More5 Common Questions About Eating Disorder Recovery Answered
If you’ve ever wondered what eating disorder recovery is supposed to look and feel like, then this video is for you.
Read MoreHow to Stop Doing Everything for Everyone and Selling Yourself Short
If you do free work for friends and family, you may be selling yourself short. Read on to learn how to stop striving to be indispensable, and be happier for it.
Read MoreOn Internalized Racism: 4 Lessons I Learned as an Undercover Asian
Internalized racism is a form of systematic oppression – and as soon as this author could name her oppressor’s tool, she could begin to overcome the oppression.
Read MoreDoes ‘One Size Fits All’ Fit You?
How do you feel when you hear “one size fits all?” Excitement? Dread? The truth is, so many of us don’t fit, and then it’s one more reason to feel bad about our bodies. So if you don’t fit, don’t feel bad. Catch this video with women of varying body types trying on these clothes to remember that you’re not alone – and have some laughs while you’re at it.
Read MoreHow Tall Women in Heels Demolish Misogyny
What’s the big deal about tall women in heels? Let this gifted poet break it down for you. Get perspective on how the expectation for women to make themselves small falls in line with other oppressive ideas about docile femininity. Here’s to the tall women who resist the pressure to diminish themselves and rock heels in the face of the patriarchy’s insecurities.
Read MoreFat People Are Not the Problem — Fatphobia Is
Kath Read is here to remind you that YOU are not the ones who are broken in this equation of dehumanization — our fatphobic society is.
Read More5 Ways to Stand Up to Toxic Messages and Accept Yourself as a Bisexual Person
With toxic messages from both gay and straight communities, does identifying as bisexual ever feel isolating to you? This article will help you embrace your identity.
Read More3 Ways the Body-Positivity Movement Could Be More Body-Positive
It’s time for us to stop fighting each other over what kind of body is right and affirm that all bodies are amazing so that we can move on, fight for social justice, and enjoy our lives.
Read More7 Things You Should Expect from a Mental Health Professional About Cultural Competency
You deserve a therapist who will honor your cultural identity. Check out this article to learn what you should expect from a culturally competent therapist.
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