Society likes to generalise, we all know this. If a statement is made about one woman of colour, then this statement is obviously representative of all people of colour. If a fat man speaks out about his experiences, then those experiences are synonymous with all fat people. Sweeping statements are common in the mainstream and the … Continue reading 4 Things That We Need to Stop Assuming About People & Their Bodies…
Loving the skin that you're in is an incredibly subjective thing, it is personal to us and only we can decide how we show ourselves self-love. Tattoos are pretty similar. The ink that we decide to mark our skin with often means something personal to us; tattoos document a journey, a memory, a reminder, a … Continue reading 15 Body Positive Tattoos You Didn’t Know That You Needed…
There is a demographic of individuals who might find that their stories are lacking within the body positive community. Through no fault of their own, those who are losing weight are seemingly invisible or worse, banished, from the body positive community. This is something that I’ve wanted to write about for a while now, only … Continue reading Finding the Balance Between Body Positivity & Weight-Loss…
The art of self-care is essential to our well-being and sometimes it requires a lot more than a bubble bath and a Lush face mask to start feeling good about ourselves again. Popular media would have us believe that self-care can be cultivated by drinking plenty of water and practicing mindfulness activities once in a … Continue reading The A-Z of Self-Care…
I was probably around 12 years old when I realised that I wasn’t built like the rest of the girls my age. Whilst other girls bloomed into teenage-hood, I just bloomed. Along with my ever-increasing waist-line, my early teenage years (and subsequent young adult years) were fraught with low self-esteem, being bullied and generally hating … Continue reading Losing weight is weird when you’ve spent most of your life fat…
Ten years ago, I was a 16-year-old bundle of low self-esteem, low self-confidence and absolutely zero self-love. Sometimes I feel so far removed from 16-year-old Fran, that she feels like a perfect stranger to me. From 16 to 26 years old, my life has changed beyond belief. This post, more than anything, is an aid … Continue reading 10 Things I’ve Learned in the Past 10 Years…
I hate to admit it, but as much as we strive for a better body image, we still exist in a space where worth is measured by the size of our waist-lines and how bright our highlight is. Whilst some have opened up discussions about their own body image and seek self-acceptance, there are others … Continue reading 5 Things You Can Do Every Day to Improve Your Body Image…
Welcome to Day 4 of #FeelGoodFebruary! CREATE Arts and crafts is not just for children – and I for one take great pleasure in crafting something, in writing something or in baking something. Set aside an hour of your day today and dedicate some time to creating something unique. Top tip – you don’t need … Continue reading #FeelGoodFebruary Day 4: Create
Welcome to Day 3 of #FeelGoodFebruary! OVERCOME Think about one thing that you’ve been meaning to do – whether it’s talking to someone about something that’s been bugging you or completing that important life admin. Today’s the day that you confront your hurdle, and manage to overcome it. Top tip – if you’re finding it … Continue reading #FeelGoodFebruary Day 3: Overcome
Welcome to Day 2 of #FeelGoodFebruary! CLEANSE Start as you mean to go on. Do three things to cut negativity out of your life. Unfollow, delete and remove negative feelings from your life. Top tip – don’t feel bad about cleansing your social media of those who don’t in put positively into your life, you … Continue reading #FeelGoodFebruary Day 2: Cleanse
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