As a body positive activist, I receive my fair share of messages on social media. I often receive messages of thanks and gratitude, messages from people expressing a desire to find confidence, I receive questions on how to sustain body positivity - but the least favourite message I receive (even less favourable than the occasional … Continue reading 7 Things to remember when the trolls attack…
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Why choose self-love?
The journey of self-love and discovery that I have been on has been completely eye-opening. If you'd told me only two years ago that I'd feel the way I feel about my body today, I wouldn't have believed you. You see, learning to love yourself is a journey. It is a huge task to undertake … Continue reading Why choose self-love?
Let’s start a revolution…
When I was about 14, I remember walking home with some friends. We'd been to the chip shop and were all eating chips straight out of the paper they came in - a car drove past us. Once, twice, but on the third time of driving past and sussing us out, the group of lads inside … Continue reading Let’s start a revolution…
Body image lies & how not to believe them…
At some point in our lives, we have all been susceptible to the lies that we are told about body image. Whether that directly relates to that shape or size of our body, how we are supposed to feel towards our bodies, even down to the way that we view others. But now is the … Continue reading Body image lies & how not to believe them…
Self-made, self-love: Loving yourself in the wrong body…
The body positive movement has ventured into many different avenues and dominates a large amount of the mainstream media. With its foot firmly wedged in modelling, the music scene, activism and public affairs, the body positive community has shown that it will speak up when those opposing us try to bat us down. In spite … Continue reading Self-made, self-love: Loving yourself in the wrong body…
7 Steps to self-love on Valentine’s Day…
The abundance of teddy bears, sickly sweet aromas and general rosiness of your local high street can only mean one thing - Valentine's Day is creeping up on us once more. Many of us have mixed feelings about this day, but if there's one thing you do this Valentine's Day (whether you're single or in … Continue reading 7 Steps to self-love on Valentine’s Day…
Between the sheets with body positivity…
Body positivity is something that is on everyone's lips at the moment, but there are still some things that haven't been spoken about within the body positive sphere - or spoken about enough. Sex is not as much of a taboo as it used to be, in fact we're all rather liberal where bedtime activities … Continue reading Between the sheets with body positivity…
Do we really need a plus-size dating app?
Last week an e-mail pinged its way into my inbox and rattled my cage. Although (probably) well meaning , I still felt that its contents was a problem that that needs to be discussed, the e-mail read as follows: The press release that followed spoke heavily of the need for this style of dating app … Continue reading Do we really need a plus-size dating app?
Become a positive body image ally…
Sometimes, whether through ignorance or sheer habit, we are unknowingly supporting negative body image ideals. Through no fault of our own, some things become second nature and we are led down the rocky path of body shaming without even knowing it - but you can change this. Through actively minding how you speak and behave … Continue reading Become a positive body image ally…
Why women’s magazines need to be rewritten…
As a body positive activist, I'm not backwards in coming forwards about body image issues and the problems that women (and men) come up against regarding their own body image and self-esteem. As such, my attention was recently directed towards the December 2015 issue of New! magazine - I didn't think I was easy to … Continue reading Why women’s magazines need to be rewritten…
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