I’ve allowed society, doctors, ignorant therapists, rude family members, and childish men to define my body.”
‘There’s NO WAY you’re that thick and still a virgin.’ I wanted to hide.’: Woman talks body positivity, ‘I love the body God gave me’
‘Hello, bags beneath my eyes, dimple on my butt. I love you.’: Woman pens self love letter for mental health awareness month
“You remind me I am whole, not just pieces of a whole.”
‘Our struggles are NOT isolated. You DESERVE to be supported.’: Yogi gives coping tips for mental health awareness month
“DON’T shy away from being held up by others. It’s a DAILY battle.”
Body Image Issues Freakin’ Suck, But You Don’t
“Exciting adventures like vacations, poolside hangouts, any night out that begs for you to squeeze into some tight pants or a dress become stress-provoking and unfun. They take what could be your joyful and carefree attitude and turn you into a self-conscious, body-obsessed, judgment-fearing butterball of anxiety.”
‘If I don’t act now, something much worse will happen.’ I locked myself in the bathroom and shaved my head.’: Woman with alopecia says ‘I feel beautiful’
“With every stroke of the razor I cried, but I also felt freedom, and dare I say, happiness.”
‘I’m FINE.’ At 545 lbs, I was 25 years old and ‘invincible.’: Man embarks on 300-pound weight-loss journey, ‘I have my life back’
“I was the fat kid in school, and given the nickname ‘Big Mike.’ People thought I was tougher than I actually was. ‘Nothing will happen to me because I’m young.’”
‘The retail worker uttered, ‘You have a flat butt…’ I left the store with no pants and feeling less than.’: Woman thanks rude employee for teaching lesson on body positivity
“She came back with, ‘I mean, you don’t have a Kim Kardashian butt.’ I want to thank her now. She made me better, and my butt never changed.”
‘I remember what it was like being 13. The social stress. The fear of embarrassment. And NONE of it was happening during a PANDEMIC.’: Mom strives to teach daughter ‘not everything matters as much as you think’
“She’s conscientious. A hard worker by nature. She needs to know it’s okay to let some things go.”
‘I thought it was a cruel joke. There was an ATM withdrawal slip on our counter. ‘What’s this for?’ I asked. His response was one word. ‘Lawyer.’: After divorce, woman learns to love herself again
“I asked, ‘Really?’ at least three times, thinking he was playing a cruel joke.”
‘I’m the worst mom ever.’ I didn’t know I was allowed to talk about NOT feeling okay.’: Mom opens up about postpartum depression, ‘You’re worthy of a beautiful life’
“The perfect mom we see on social media or on TV is NOT real. No mom has it together 100% of the time.”
