So accustomed are we to being presented with faux images of beauty in the media, that often we forget to challenge the things that we might not necessarily agree with. We choose to feign ignorance instead of opposing the rules prescribed to us by society, but why do we do this? The root of the … Continue reading A call for time out on Photoshop…
Tag: body acceptance
Let’s start a positive conversation…
So accustomed are we to talking about ourselves with a razor-sharp tongue that we forget to spare a kind word every now and again. When we speak negatively about ourselves we are only perpetuating an already toxic culture and advocating the negative sense of self that so many of us have come to learn. Do … Continue reading Let’s start a positive conversation…
How can you help someone with low self-esteem?
It’s no secret that low self-esteem is something that blights the lives of many people. Pioneers of body image and self-esteem boosting projects such as Dove’s #NoLikesNeeded campaign, Tess Holliday’s ground-breaking #EffYourBeautyStandards and activist groups such as Health at Every Size (HAES) do so much for paving the foundations for a positive and healthy image … Continue reading How can you help someone with low self-esteem?
Let’s talk about compliments…
Society dictates that we shouldn’t feel good about ourselves. We are told that we are too much or that we are not enough, we’re too big or too small, too loud or too quiet – it is so rare that we are told to exist happily and proudly in our bodies exactly as they are. … Continue reading Let’s talk about compliments…
Fooling around with the fat girl…
As a plus size woman living in a world where fatness is still seen as an oddity, the stigma of fat bodies as being everything but desirable still remains. People try their damnedest to disarm fat women of their sexuality, regarding it as a joke or as a fetish - in my book, that's not … Continue reading Fooling around with the fat girl…
Let’s talk about self-esteem…
Someone that I grew up with recently unearthed a photo of me at 11 years old as she was packing to move, and when she shared it with me, my heart stopped. It stopped because I remembered. I remember how it felt to be the fat friend. I remember how it felt, at 11 years … Continue reading Let’s talk about self-esteem…
Go Naked or Go Home…
Nakedness, why do we fear it so much? The origins of fear of someone seeing our naked bodies can be mapped across most of our lives: from strategically placing a towel when in the changing rooms, to averting our eyes from the TV when nudity is in front of us, to hiding under the covers … Continue reading Go Naked or Go Home…
Where are the plus-size happy endings?
The logistics of movie making are beyond me, but as a film lover there is a startling fact apparent that I can't not blog about for much longer. I am well versed in the genre of rom-coms and romantic dramas, some of my favourite films even fall into these categories, but I've come to notice … Continue reading Where are the plus-size happy endings?
Why talking about weight, shouldn’t create hate…
Losing weight is a tricky business - losing weight in the public eye is trickier and losing weight when you are in a position of influence within the body positive community is trickier still. I first wrote about this subject when plus size and vintage model, Georgina Horne, appeared on Channel 4's Plus Size Wars … Continue reading Why talking about weight, shouldn’t create hate…
A Recipe for Body Positivity…
Ingredients 125g/4oz Strength 125g/4oz Patience 2 Free Range promises to yourself 125g/4oz Self-belief A little support Method Preheat your oven at whatever temperature you like – there is no indefinite gauge for how long your body positivity will take to fully rise. You can turn the heat right up, or allow it to gently simmer … Continue reading A Recipe for Body Positivity…
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