I was always a little plump. Plump meaning “having a full, rounded shape: slightly fat.” As a child, people referred to it as my cute, little baby fat, but when you’re a socially awkward sophomore in high school, the title changes. Up until the previous year, I had not given much thought to my shape […]
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The following is an excerpt of a novel by Jasmina Kuenzli. He stands there, the dark son, returning from the grave, and all I can see is the blood on his hands and the black, moist dirt and the rotting look in his eyes and hair. He reaches a hand up to me, begging me […]
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I used to be a dancer. I spent twelve years of life dedicating my time to the beautiful art. My nights would be spent in the studio dancing my heart out — doing what I loved best. Dance was my identity, and I embraced that for as long as I could. When I was thirteen […]
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“Her Smile” is one of the July Writing Challenge entries that was chosen to be a featured story. I felt the hay against my feet and legs. I was lying with my neck on a thick wooden beam that separated the different sections of the stable. It wasn’t the most comfortable position, but for the […]
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Periods: Something no one likes discussing. People immediately cringe at the mention of blood or the thought of our monthly gift, and this is an awful thing. Why? Because people can be so blind that they forget to look past our amazing country and into developing ones. Period hygiene is a very important and dire issue in developing […]
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Body image and eating disorders are topics that continue to have serious relevancy today in all social, personal, and emotional situations — most commonly affecting those in their adolescent years and throughout their teens. Anorexia In the case of anorexia nervosa, the afflicted are disturbed by a distorted perception of themselves. To them, their weight and body […]
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What is it about our emotional understanding that makes us experience the feeling of not being good enough or not having the shape we feel we need or want? About 2% of the US population has Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Body Dysmorphic Disorder According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), “BDD is a body-image disorder characterized […]
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