Reclaim it! Body Acceptance as a Process
I have always believed that loving your body is pretty damn hard and pretty damn radical. Demanding respect for our bodies and resisting public ownership is a feminist act that seriously screws over...
View ArticleReclaiming body acceptance: a disability perspective
Becky wrote a really excellent piece about body acceptance as a process a few posts ago. I thought I would contribute my perspective as a person with a disability. First, a little bit about me. I...
View ArticleQuick Quote: Saggy as it is
Via the Frisky: “I wouldn’t want to be 20 now. I know so much more, and I’m much more comfortable in my skin, saggy as it is. … When I hear young girls complaining about superficial things … You’re at...
View ArticleThe people who affect your body image.
Jezebel has an interesting thread running this week on The person who first hurt your body image. They are encouraging readers to share an instance or comment that racked their perceptions of their own...
View ArticleQuick Hit: “The Perfect Body”
From Sociological Images, Howard Schartz and Beverly Ornstein’s photographs of Olympian’s bodies. Olympic athletes have pushed their bodies to the limit, and attained near perfection in their field....
View ArticleFriday Body Positive Music: Andy Grammer
Do you remember those choose your own adventure books from when you were little? Of course you do! The video for Keep Your Head Up by Andy Grammer is just like that! The song is one of those great...
View ArticleC’mon Get Happy: HB Link Love
I wanted to quick hits for all of these but I thought I would save you some time. Here are some people writing stellar things on the interwebs. Also, I’ve been using our twitter again to post links –...
View ArticleThe Day My View about My Body Changed Forever [When did you know?]
This is a submission from Tayla Anne* of She’ll be Free to the ongoing series “When did you know?”, an examination of the intersection of labels and identity. Information on how to submit your piece to...
View ArticleRead this Book: The Religion of Thinness by Michelle M. Lelwica
The Religion of Thinness: Satisfying the Spiritual Hungers Behind Women’s Obsession with Food and Weight describes a crisis of spirituality for American women. Author Michelle M. Lelwica asserts that...
View Article“Vulnerability is our most accurate measurement of courage.”
There’s two things that I’ve learned in the last year. The first is vulnerability is not weakness. And that myth is profoundly dangerous… Vulnerability is not weakness. I define vulnerability as...
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