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Wellness
How This Woman's Husband Helped Her Embrace Her Stretch Marks
Kimberly Truong
May 31, 2017
Wellness
A Teen Conquered Her "Biggest Fear" & Wore A Swimsuit To The Beach
Kasandra Brabaw
May 31, 2017
Fashion
Ariel Winter Doesn't Care What You Think About Her Beach Body
Arianna Davis
May 31, 2017
Wellness
A Writer Is Calling Out A Fellow Passenger For Body-Shaming Her O...
Unless you're fortunate enough to nab a first class seat, flying can be pretty uncomfortable, with airlines' ever-shrinking, cramped seats. But i
by
Kimberly Truong
Pop Culture
Loni Love Talks Hosting
The Real
& Her Reaction To
T...
Loni Love talks hosting "The Real," body positivity, and exactly where she was when she found out Beyoncé was carrying twins.
by
Sesali Bowen
Wellness
Why This Body Positive Blogger Won't Use The Word "Unflattering"
If you've never personally referred to a photo of yourself as “bad” or “unflattering,” chances are you know or have come acros
by
Kimberly Truong
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Pop Culture
The Complicated Reason People Are Totally Fine With Rihanna's Wei...
First, they assumed she was pregnant, then they did something we don't usually see in these situations: encouraged her.
by
Sesali Bowen
Body
Even Ashley Graham Is Shy About Wearing A Swimsuit
Ashley Graham has made waves as one of the most body positive models in the industry. But even someone who seems (and is) ultra-confident in her skin can f
by
Kasandra Brabaw
Health Trends
Body-Shaming Comments Are Made To All Sizes & Sexes, As This Vira...
Sally Bergesen encouraging everyone to share their first encounter with body shaming with the hashtag #theysaid.
by
Christopher Luu
Take Back The Beach
Should You Call Out Your Grandma When She Says Stuff About Your B...
For someone who spends a lot of time making brisket and trying to get you to eat more food, Bubbe sure can throw some serious shade about your body when sh
by
Cory Stieg
Movies
This
Baywatch
Storyline Was Actually Body-Positive
This article contains mild spoilers about the plot of Baywatch. On first glance, Baywatch doesn't exactly scream “body-positivity.” The fi
by
Meghan De Maria
Wellness
Why This Woman Is Sharing A Video Of Her Body's "Jiggle"
After posting and deleting a video of herself seven times, Kate Speer finally decided to leave it up on her Instagram in an effort to walk the body positiv
by
Kimberly Truong
Body
The Big Problem With Swimsuit Marketing We NEED To Talk About
We definitely aren't the first to wonder why the internet is such a strange, strange place. At once a glorious repository for Michelle Obama's en
by
Rachel Selvin
Body
14 People Remember The First Time They Were Body-Shamed
by
Sarah Jacoby
Take Back The Beach
What It's Really Like To Be A Plus-Size Lifeguard
Believe it or not, they don't make you run in slow motion toward a camera wearing a high-cut bathing suit when you train for your lifeguard certificat
by
Cory Stieg
Wellness
An Eating Disorder Survivor Opened Up About Vacation Weight Gain
Gina Susanna just got back from vacation, and she has gained some weight. But, as the body positive blogger wrote on Instagram, there's nothing wrong
by
Kasandra Brabaw
Take Back The Beach
This Is How Women In Israel Really View Their Bodies
by
Sara Coughlin
Take Back The Beach
Does Body Positivity Still Matter?
Sometime in 2015, I accidentally set up desktop notifications for CNN.com. I don’t remember doing it; I must have just hit “yes” on some pop-up, beca
by
Kelsey Miller
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Take Back The Beach
How 1,000 Women Feel & Talk About Other People’s Bodies — & Their...
Between all the chatter about online body-shaming; Mean Girls-style trash-talking; and ugly, body-based tabloid speculation, it’s pretty much assumed tha
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Us
Take Back The Beach
Danielle Brooks Has Some Priceless Advice For Her 15-Year-Old Self
Mom isn’t always right, but she was right about one thing: You do not have to wear your shorts so short.
by
Us
Body
This Woman's Before & After Photos Get
Real
About So-Cal...
Rachel Spencer posted a before-and-after photo on Instagram that gets to the heart of what it means to have a bikini-ready beach body.
by
Britni de la Cretaz
Spirit
Actual Mermaid Myths Are Not At All Like The Mermaids Of The Inte...
If you only considered Disney's Ariel and the glamorous mermaids of Instagram, you might think that mermaids are cool — and given what most people k
by
Sara Coughlin
Body
This Woman Is Not Here For The Ridiculous Summer Diet Ads
Milly Smith, vlogger and creator of the #mybadassbody movement, posted a powerful photo showing just how she's feeling about the upcoming season and any ex
by
Christopher Luu
Sex
20 People Share Their Sex-On-The-Beach Stories
This article was originally published on May 27, 2016. More than regular public sex, sex on the beach poses a very specific set of risks. There's sand
by
Sara Coughlin
Movies
Amy Schumer Tells R29 Why Being Famous Is Still Really Weird
This Mother's Day, Amy Schumer is sharing the screen with icon Goldie Hawn for the mother-daughter buddy comedy Snatched. In the new flick, Schumer pl
by
Kaitlin Reilly
Pop Culture
This Swimsuit Designer's Comments About Amy Schumer Are SO Disapp...
Another week, another chance for someone to get it completely wrong when it comes to body positivity. This time it was a swimwear designer from Massachuset
by
Leigh Raper
Body
What Bathing-Suit Shopping As A Trans Woman Is Like
This story was originally published on June 24, 2015, and we're bringing it to your attention again in honor of Transgender Day Of Visibility. Standin
by
Hannah Simpson
Beauty
This Photo Series Shows The Beauty of Body Hair
by
Maria Del Russo
Wellness
My Body Is Not Safe For Work
Want more on this? Join author Kelsey Miller along with Nicolette Mason and Gabifresh at SXSW this weekend. This article was originally published on May 23
by
Kelsey Miller
Body
The Body-Shame Boudoir Experiment
The first time Harry asked me, I picked a fight with him. Why would he even suggest such a thing? It was creepy and objectifying, and I was an adult woman
by
Kelsey Miller
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