Tag: Body image
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If you have a brain, mental health matters
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and I am pumped to talk about mental health all month long. Yep, I said PUMPED. Not the word choice you’d expect with the topic of mental health? I get it. But here’s why I’m so excited. Whether or not you are part of the 20% of U.S. adults…
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Worth-reading Roundup: Kids and Body Image
This Worth-reading Roundup is dedicated to parents, grandparents and anyone who has a kid in their life whom they love. I’ve got one article (for adults) and one podcast/story (for kids & adults). If you’re interested in other body image articles and resources, check out previous roundups here! 7 Ways to Help Your Daughter Love…
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Dear Girl: A letter about the costs of trying to achieve the perfect body/look.
I wrote this letter below as part of an assignment in a body image program I recently took part in. Whether you’re a girl or a ‘grown-up girl,’ I hope this letter is helpful. +++++++++++ Dear girl, I see you. I see you reaching, grasping, obsessing trying to achieve the appearance ideal. And I feel…
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Netflix’s “Animal Crackers” Belongs in the Trash
Any parents out there on the constant look out for new movies and TV shows to entertain their kiddos during COVID? Me! That’s why I was excited this past weekend to see a new movie called “Animal Crackers” on Netflix. This circus film has a star-studded cast, including Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Danny Devito, and…
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I Am Not the Source of My Struggle
A few weeks ago, Beloved Body launched “A New Vocabulary” (ANV)- a series of blog posts designed to give you self-compassionate language for a variety of body image topics. The posts aggregate content from Instagram about a particular topic in one place. The next time you want to be kind to yourself but don’t know…
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Introducing “A New Vocabulary”
It’s great to see a growing conversation about being kind to yourself, loving yourself, etc. But have you ever asked yourself, “Um, how do I actually do that?!?” Over the course of my body image journey, I’ve gotten to a point where I can detect diet culture seeping into my inner thoughts (e.g., “You were…
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“The COVID-19” Jokes and Why I’m Not Laughing
Raise your hand if you’ve seen a social media post or heard someone joke about gaining “The COVID 19” (lbs)? I’m guessing most – if not all – of you. The jokes and talk of “The COVID 19” is a reminder that diet culture is everywhere, all the time, EVEN during a global pandemic. There…
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