Am I crazy? This week, I got drinks with a close friend I hadn’t seen in three years. I was over-the-moon excited to see her. But also, I was nervous–not that it would be awkward, not that we would have nothing in common anymore. I knew that would be...
Do you remember the discomfort of puberty? It wasn’t just getting my first bra, or starting menstruation, or the onset of acne that caused me the most discomfort. Rather, it was the sudden feeling that my body was no longer something I recognized that...
Q. What do diets have to do with capitalism? A. Quite a lot… The diet industry continues to be one of capitalism’s most harmful outputs. Its toxicity is amplified by the fact that it likes to pretend it is helping us. Massive companies, namely food...
The body positivity movement has rapidly gained steam in recent years. Originally created by women living in marginalized bodies, body positivity has been co-opted into mainstream wellness and fitness spaces. Body positivity encourages women to love their body just as...
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