Body shaming is just one more thing in this big, scary world that I can’t protect her from, but damned if I’ll stop trying. My toddler was twirling in her tutu bathing suit while I shimmied into my plus-sized polka dot bikini. Since my 2-year-old is still in the phase where she finds it socially […]
Admittedly, I came for the outrageous costumes and nostalgic soundtrack. But I stayed for the much-needed positive messages GLOW has for women. As a ‘90s kid, it’s hard to remember my childhood without professional wrestling. I was more of a Beanie Babies and Ribbon Dancer girl, mind you, but the boy I played with seemed to always […]
You cannot purchase empowerment or self-love, and you certainly can’t purchase liberation. Because the internet is on the verge of becoming self-aware and it knows everything we do, my social media pages are being inundated with the newest Lane Bryant ad. In it, plus-size models and actresses like Gabourey Sidibe and Ashley Graham pose in […]
Countless hours, days, weeks, months, and years spent wondering if I am good enough. I haven’t shaved my legs for a few weeks. It wasn’t intentional. I just haven’t made the time in the morning to get it done. There is a part of me that wants to just say I’m done. I’m going to […]
I will keep in mind that the goal of body positivity shouldn’t make me feel pressured. And if it does, then maybe I should go for body neutrality instead. To be honest, I’ve yet to solidify a New Year’s tradition that feels good deep in my bones. For most of my life, the holiday was […]
Some days you can just live in your body and give yourself space to be not OK at all. It’s completely OK to look in the mirror and be sad that your stomach is a curtain for your pubic hair. I was a precocious kid: intelligent, insightful, nosy, bossy. I was the teacher’s pet, the straight-A kid, […]
My body positivism does not hinge on the idea that all bodies are perfect as they are, because for some of us, this isn’t true to our experience. I love body positivism. What’s not to love? I’m all about any movement for self-acceptance and being a little kinder to ourselves. And after the last few […]
