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 the 16-year-old protagonist who struggles with ARFID and undergoes a beautifully told and achingly felt struggle toward recovery. Grab your copy today and follow along with Pea as she falls in […]
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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 days when I swear I will fast until even my marrow cries out and my body feels as light and foggy as my head On these days, I name every […]
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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 outside influences, not because the girl simply wants to be unhappy with her body. Within the past 25 years, there has been an increase in these outside influences, coming in the […]
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Jae West undresses in Piccadilly Circus in a lovely and courageous act of self-acceptance. Read more about Jae’s social experiment here.
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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 out June 30th. She has found a great deal of inspiration through her feminist views and her own experiences. Now, let’s get to know more about her novel and what makes […]
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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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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 meet. What has struck today’s generation is the idea of the “thigh gap,” a space between the inner thighs of women. Although this may sound a little strange, thousands of girls are […]
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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 ways that we can help people who suffer from it. It’s important to raise awareness because millions of Americans suffer from a mental health condition each year, and they may […]
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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 across every conceivable form of media. A hideously unfortunate side affect of this is that Western media has increased the appeal of eating disorders by establishing a perceived notion about […]
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