Stephanie Elliot is the author of the new YA novel Sad Perfect, which centers around a little-known eating disorder called ARFID (Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder). Pea is …
Learning to Love Myself in 206 Languages by Nicole Deardorff
There are days when I still feel like misplaced bones when I stand in front of the mirror wanting to see all angles and hollows …
The Diet Wars
It is fairy typical for females to begin becoming body-conscious and unsatisfied with themselves between the ages of 9 and 11. This typically happens because of …
Day 252
Jae West undresses in Piccadilly Circus in a lovely and courageous act of self-acceptance. Read more about Jae’s social experiment here.
Louise O’Neill on Her Novels and Women’s Issues
A lover of writing and reading since she was young, Louise O’Neill ventures into the industry with her debut novel, Only Ever Yours, which came …
The Truth About Eating Disorders
Body image and eating disorders are topics that continue to have serious relevancy today in all social, personal, and emotional situations — most commonly affecting …
The Thigh Gap
For centuries women have been finding new things to change about their bodies, new ways to “improve” themselves, new standards they feel they need to …
Mental Illness Awareness Week
October 5th through 11th is Mental Illness Awareness Week. This week is dedicated to informing the public about the severity of mental illness and about …
Eating Disorders: A Modern Epidemic
It is the sad truth that impressionable young girls desire to look the same as models, actresses, and other famous female celebrities they see splashed …