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This Week I Love …
… Adele. I mean, first off, this woman absolutely OOZES talent. She’s what, 22 now, and the proud owner of multiple Grammys? She’s passionate, ambitious, fearless, and absolutely mesmerizing in...
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Why Body Image Matters
There are a lot of worthy causes in the world. More than can possibly be listed, and every one of them serious and important and potentially life-altering. And we all have a limited amount of time and...
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The Unfortunate Universals
There is a lot of fat fear floating around in the world right now. A LOT. That fear generates bullying, prejudice, policing, and judgment from sources both expected and unexpected, and it is a fear...
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The Right to Bare Arms
This post first appeared on the Huffington Post, but I wanted to share it here, too! * * * * * I’ll fess right up: I’m not terribly fond of my arms. I lift weights every week based on a regimen created...
View ArticleObserve and Reserve Judgment
This post can be found here with an open comment thread. Thanks! The post Observe and Reserve Judgment appeared first on Already Pretty | Where style meets body image.
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The Body Love Timeline
I believe that learning to love your body is vital. I believe that learning to love your body – no matter what that body looks like, feels like, has done, will do, or won’t do – can help you lead a...
View ArticleSelf-consciousness, Focus, and Projection
Self-consciousness is a funny beast, don’t you think? We human beings seem to spend an inordinate amount of time worrying about how we look, how we look compared to others, how we’re being perceived,...
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Flaws
I feel fairly certain that a marketing professional was the first person to refer to socially undesirable physical traits as “flaws.” And I’m totally certain that those “flaws” were on a woman’s body....
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Your Body, Your Friend
So that Marcia Hutchinson quote sounds a bit harsh, no? And yet it’s an amazingly effective concept to keep in mind if you find yourself devolving into body-bashing: All those accusations you’re...
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Variety
The diet industry is built upon the idea that there is one good body. One right body. One beautiful body. The plastic surgery industry is positioned to help you come as close as possible to that one...
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Why Body Image Matters
There are a lot of worthy causes in the world. More than can possibly be listed, and every one of them serious and important and potentially life-altering. And we all have a limited amount of time and...
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The Unfortunate Universals
There is a lot of fat fear floating around in the world right now. A LOT. That fear generates bullying, prejudice, policing, and judgment from sources both expected and unexpected, and it is a fear...
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The Right to Bare Arms
This post first appeared on the Huffington Post, but I wanted to share it here, too! * * * * * I’ll fess right up: I’m not terribly fond of my arms. I lift weights every week based on a regimen created...
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Your Body, Your Friend
So that Marcia Hutchinson quote sounds a bit harsh, no? And yet it’s an amazingly effective concept to keep in mind if you find yourself devolving into body-bashing: All those accusations you’re...
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Variety
The diet industry is built upon the idea that there is one good body. One right body. One beautiful body. The plastic surgery industry is positioned to help you come as close as possible to that one...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Body Image Matters
There are a lot of worthy causes in the world. More than can possibly be listed, and every one of them serious and important and potentially life-altering. And we all have a limited amount of time and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Unfortunate Universals
There is a lot of fat fear floating around in the world right now. A LOT. That fear generates bullying, prejudice, policing, and judgment from sources both expected and unexpected, and it is a fear...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Right to Bare Arms
This post first appeared on the Huffington Post, but I wanted to share it here, too! * * * * * I’ll fess right up: I’m not terribly fond of my arms. I lift weights every week based on a regimen created...
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Your Body, Your Friend
So that Marcia Hutchinson quote sounds a bit harsh, no? And yet it’s an amazingly effective concept to keep in mind if you find yourself devolving into body-bashing: All those accusations you’re...
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Ways to Cultivate Media Immunity
I’ll level with ya: I’m not sure that true media immunity is possible. Not for those of us who watch movies and television, use the Internet, and read magazines or even just view their covers. And...
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