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How Breast Reduction Surgery Helped Me Become Myself (NSFW)
Nickel Stinson
May 12, 2016
Body
How I Learned To Accept My Retired-Athlete Body
Maya Kachroo-Levine
May 12, 2016
Sex
How Your Body Image Affects Your Relationship Satisfaction
Sarah Jacoby
May 12, 2016
Body
Let This Plus-Size Ballerina Show You That All Bodies Are Ballet ...
Although most of us know that anyone can dance, the popular image of a ballerina remains one of a very slender woman. That narrow standard doesn't lea
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Sara Coughlin
Fashion
This Article In A Kids’ Magazine Is
Seriously
Prob...
Confining your fashion choices to what “works” for your body type is limiting, and it isn't body positive, regardless of a woman's ag
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Alexandra Ilyashov
Body
Meet The Model Who Hit Back At Body-Shamers — By Eating Potato Chips
Last month, an Instagram troll accused “plus-size model” and ex-national swimmer Iskra Lawrence of promoting obesity, saying that “people
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Tabi Jackson Gee
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Styling Tips
They Don’t Want Me To Wear Miniskirts — But I Do Anyway
I'm a size 12, and I also love fashion. Those two things shouldn't feel contradictory, but it seems that the fashion industry has always told me
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Katie Sturino
Body
Why I Posed For Nearly Naked Photos After Getting A Lower-Body Lift
by
Sara Romeo-White
Mens
This Plus-Size Male Model Understands Body Positivity
We've been fighting the fight for size acceptance for what seems like eons, and it's recently seeming like things are finally paying off. With mo
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Liz Black
Body
Why Doctors Are Still Using The Flawed BMI
The body mass index (BMI) has long been used as a way to judge one's health. It's a simple measure — your weight in kilograms divided by yo
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Sarah Jacoby
Body
A Totally Shame-Free Guide To Your Body Fat
Do us a favor: Close your eyes and think of the word “fat.” What’s the first thing you see? Perhaps it’s a vision of a liposuction
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Hallie Levine
Body
I Survived 6 Weeks Of CrossFit As A Plus-Size, Body-Positive Person
There is a specific body type I associate with CrossFit. All muscle, abs, zero fat, that V-cut thing that can happen to your groin area. I don't look
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Laura Delarato
Movies
Every Time A Character Nailed Our Bathing Suit Insecurities
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Vanessa Golembewski
Body
29 Things We Learned About Body Acceptance In Our 20s
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Maya Kachroo-Levine
Body
How
Lemonade
Is Teaching Me To Love My Black Body
Confession: Until I saw her self-titled visual album, I disliked Beyoncé. I was distrustful of her lightness and slightly European features, though
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CJ Penso
Body
My Modeling Agent Said I Was “Too Big” — Here’s...
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Stephanie Schwartz
Body
Jazmine Sullivan’s Latest Video Sends A Powerful Message Ab...
Jazmine Sullivan was one of four plus-size women to appear on the cover of Ebony's barrier-breaking March issue. Now, the Grammy nominee is continuing
by
Sara Coughlin
Body
23 Photos Of What Women Really Look Like Around The World
by
Sara Coughlin
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Movies
What Does A Bikini Say About The Woman Who Wears It?
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Vanessa Golembewski
Fitness
Weight Lifting Was The Key To My ED Recovery
Exercise bulimia is often referred to as “the eating disorder no one talks about.” It's true that it doesn't get as much airtime as d
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Linnea Zielinski
Body
Demi Lovato Is #BodyImageGoals On Snapchat
Demi Lovato has been super open about her struggles with eating disorders and body image, so we love seeing her own body positivity, too. Lovato posted a S
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Lilli Petersen
Body
How Taking Nude Photos Changed My Body Image (NSFW)
It was my first time. I was nervous, so I poured us each two fingers of whiskey into rocks glasses. The Sunday morning light filtered through my sheer curt
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Alicia Morgan
Body
How My Fake Breasts Help Me Sleep At Night
I have really fucking great boobs. Well, I had really great boobs. Until I chose to have a preventive double mastectomy this past October, I never truly ap
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Suzanne Zuppello
Body
Why Perfection Has No Place At The Beach
For most of us, warm weather fills us with excitement about all the things we'll get to eat, see, and do in summer. But if there’s one storm clo
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Katie O'Donnell
Trends
11 Swimsuit Trends That Look Good On EVERYONE
Few things feel better than the first glorious day when it's finally warm enough to wear open-toed shoes and leave your socks in the drawer: the first
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Connie Wang
Body
Why I Violate The Rule Of Not Saying I’m Attractive
I’m a professional sword-swallower, fire eater, and escape artist, and I recently did something onstage that could be viewed as incredibly dangerous
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The Lady Aye
Wellness
The Awesome Reason This Chrissy Teigen Cover Is Going Viral Month...
Chrissy Teigen's cover for Women's Health U.K.'s Naked Issue may have gone viral last year, but it's making headlines again. An artist
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Ally Hickson
Body
Tess Holliday Just Showed Us What Never To Say To A Pregnant Woman
Plus-size model Tess Holliday knows all about concern trolls who are “worried” about her and her weight — critics of her body masqueradin
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Hayley MacMillen
Body
5 Images That Will Make You Embrace Your Stretch Marks
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Sara Coughlin
Health Trends
The Problem With The Way We Talk About “Fat” On Socia...
It gets nasty out there on social media — especially for women. And when it comes to weight-shaming, there's new research to prove just how nast
by
Sarah Jacoby
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