self-acceptance
Fierceness is Optional
Are you a badass? Are you sassy, loud and proud? Are you fierce?
Rachel Micheletti: Permission Granted: Trust, Achieve, Repeat
Remember back when we were kids and had a field trip coming up? We would get the requisite permission slip that had to be signed by a parent or guardian.
Carmen Rene: Your Quarantine Body is Still Your Summer Body
Maintaining a positive body image can be a challenge in the best of times. We are not in the best of times; we are in the middle of a pandemic. If you are struggling, you are not alone.
Remembering the Girl From Up the Street
Sometimes, as moms, we can get stuck in the lives we’ve created. Those created lives, at times, have a way of blinding us to our destiny, even though it has been there all along.
Does Your Depression Make It Hard to Love Yourself?
To the women whose depression makes it hard for them to love themselves: I’m talking to you. I understand what you are going through.
Kandis Draw: Saying Goodbye to Your Therapist
Saying goodbye to your therapist can be worse than a breakup. If you’ve ever been in this position, you know exactly what I’m talking about.
Amanda LaCount: Breaking the Stereotype By Breaking Out
If you are anything like me, over the course of your life you have had people tell you what you could not do. I was told I was too big to be a figure skater, I was the wrong sex to play ice hockey, I was too fat to be a cheerleader (especially a flyer), I was too short to be a model, and I was too fat to be a dancer.
She Biked Across Alaska … Meet Body-Positive Cyclist Kailey Kornhauser
Add biking to the very long list of things anybody of any size can enjoy.
Yes, Plenty of Thin Guys Love Plus-Size Chicks
Lots and lots of plus-sized ladies and thin guys are madly in love with each, and vice-versa. Like beauty, love has no size.
Did Lizzo Ask You for Your Opinion, Jillian Michaels?
Jillian Michaels has been shredded by the public for her criticism of Lizzo’s weight, and rightly so.