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Take Back The Beach
What To Say Instead Of "You're Not Fat"
Kelsey Miller
Jul 10, 2017
Beauty
Did Amber Rose's Bush Photo Piss You Off? That Was The Point
Cat Quinn
Jul 6, 2017
Take Back The Beach
How 7 Women Take Up Space In Their Everyday Lives
Sara Coughlin
Jul 5, 2017
Body
Hip Dips Are Instagram's Latest & Greatest Body Positive Trend
No, it's not a dance move.
by
Amelia Edelman
Body
This Model Had The Best Response To An Airplane Seatmate Who Body...
Natalie Hage is a gorgeous model and admin of the groundbreaking Instagram channel effyourbeautystandards. Recently, she was flown out for a photo shoot on
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Meagan Fredette
Wellness
What Happened When I Told My Girlfriend She Was Fat
I remember very clearly the moment I finally understood that being fat doesn’t make me ugly or unworthy. It was my junior year of college, and as someone
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Kasandra Brabaw
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Meet The Size 22 Personal Trainer
Lauretta Johnnie's company Full Figured Fitness is aimed at plus-size people who want to get fit but may be too afraid to attend mainstream classes due to
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Jess Commons
Fashion
The Internet is Loving ASOS's Airbrush-Free Swim Models
After an eternity of being Photoshopped out of existence, retailers are finally acknowledging that stretch marks exist. The natural markings have graced fe
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Aliza Abarbanel
Wellness
Why This Instagrammer Is Celebrating Her 35-Pound Weight Gain
A fitness blogger named Tatiana recently shared a different kind of transformation photo on Instagram: One in which she was celebrating a 35-pound weight g
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Kasandra Brabaw
Wellness
A Viral Instagram Hashtag Is Reminding Us To Treat Our Bodies Lik...
For even the most confident among us, loving your body doesn't always come easily. To remind us all to be a little kinder to ourselves (and our bodies
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Kimberly Truong
Take Back The Beach
12 Candid Photos Of Russian Women At The Pool
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Sara Coughlin
Wellness
Why Pro Tennis Player Caroline Wozniacki Says She "Rarely Stands ...
The tennis superstar strips down and bares her body — and her soul — in the 2017 ESPN Body Issue.
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Britni de la Cretaz
Fashion
This Model Nails The Struggle Of Bikini Shopping In One Instagram...
They say a picture is worth a thousand words — and this Instagram nails the agony of bathing suit shopping.
by
Aliza Abarbanel
Wellness
Instagram Can Be A "Thief Of Your Joy" — If You Let It
As much as we all love Instagram, it's apparently kind of bumming us out. The platform was recently found to be the worst for your mental health — b
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Kimberly Truong
Take Back The Beach
Meet The YouTuber That's Making "Beachwear" A Much More Inclusive...
We all know that taking a trip to the beach isn't always easy — what should just be a fun summer pastime can come with a whole host of body image is
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Radhika Rajkumar
Body
24-Year-Old Woman Survives Flesh-Eating Bacteria, Posts Amazing B...
Back in May of 2012, Aimee Copeland and her friends decided to try out a homemade zip-line they had found hanging above a river outside of Atlanta, GA. The
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Sarah Jacoby
Wellness
Tess Holliday Says This Is Why We're Falling Behind On Body Accep...
As a plus-size model, Tess Holliday knows a thing or two about body positivity and inclusivity. In a clip that People has shared from a new documentary cal
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Kimberly Truong
Fashion
The One Plus-Size Fashion Rule We Still Haven’t Broken
Why is showing this body part so taboo?
by
Kelsey Miller
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Wellness
NASCAR Driver Danica Patrick Shared "Real Vs. Produced" Photos Of...
We're used to seeing Instagram stars and bloggers show us side-by-side photos to dispel the myth that everyone looks perfect all the time — and now,
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Kimberly Truong
Wellness
Why The Difference Between Sexy & Sensual Is So Important For Thi...
Sarah Sapora is learning to love her body — and it's a journey she's proud of. The 38-year-old writer says that she is on a “journey to b
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Kasandra Brabaw
Wellness
A Woman Was Kicked Out Of A Pool After Her Body Was Deemed "Inapp...
UPDATE: In a statement to Refinery29, Smoky Crossing Apartments denied that Jenkins was asked to leave the pool, as well as denying that the leasing consul
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Kimberly Truong
Wellness
My Eating Disorder Came Back After My Baby Was Born
Eating disorders during pregnancy are rarely discussed at OB appointments, but they’re not uncommon (a 2014 Norwegian review of studies surrounding women
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Anna Davies
Beauty
Getting A Breast Reduction Was The Most Empowering Decision I've ...
I was 15 when, mid-conversation with a group of friends, one of the guys turned to another and said, “Really? You’re trying to take a picture of her ti
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Brittany Goldfiel...
Body
What Losing 110 Pounds REALLY Looks Like
This guest post comes from Elna Baker, a writer and performer I've long admired. You may know her from myriad storytelling podcasts, her work on This
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Elna Baker
Wellness
Plus-Size People Face Outrageous Double Standards & This Viral Tw...
There's no question that thin people get preferential treatment in our society — just take a look at the body types that flood the media. Yet, some
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Kasandra Brabaw
Wellness
How This YouTuber Took Down The Idea Of Having A "Bikini Body"
As summer approaches, so does the reminder that society unfortunately still pressures us to have the perfect “bikini body.” While we may have m
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Kimberly Truong
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What The World's First Plus-Size Supermodel Wishes She Could Tell...
Emme, the first plus-size supermodel, is one of the most iconic women in fashion history. But to many women who grew up seeing her in magazines (or on show
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Emme
Fashion
An Ode To Rihanna's Nipples
The first time I was introduced to Rihanna's nipples was in April 2014. She was on the cover of the French magazine Lui, laid back with a drink in han
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Arianna Davis
Wellness
Why I’m Not Changing My Body For The Summer
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Tom Rasmussen
Wellness
A Model Shared Her Bathing Suit Photos To "Offend" Body-Shamers
We should all be past using the word “fat” as an insult, but not everyone has gotten that memo just yet. Thankfully, model Diana Veras is here
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Kimberly Truong
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