Echo
Whenever I move, there’s an echo. One version of me following another, until the sound of her is completely gone…
Continue ReadingWhenever I move, there’s an echo. One version of me following another, until the sound of her is completely gone…
Continue ReadingOne of the hardest lessons we need to accept is who we are…
Continue ReadingCount your calories and record what you eat every day; you should be eating 6 servings of fruit and vegetables for optimal health; you should exercise at least 3 times a week, the last thing you want is to get fat; this is how you operate a treadmill, now buy a gym membership; don’t even […]
Continue ReadingPost Sponsored by Knix Being a teenager is hard as it is, and then you’re slammed with unrealistic expectations about your body and how you should look. We’re all told by society that there’s something wrong with us — whether it’s your weight, height, skin color…. And we’re all taught from an early age to […]
Continue ReadingDear Nilanjana Rai, Hi, hope you are doing fine. I believe you are either A) eating at the cafeteria alone — which is not because you don’t have any friends, just for the sake of not getting hurt — or B) you might just be worrying about what all you did to others and what […]
Continue ReadingDear Fourteen-Year-Old Me, Don’t do it. I know what you’re thinking, and it is not a good idea. He is only going to cause problems for years to come. He may seem harmless right now, but trust me: run. Run as far away as you can, and do not look back. Save yourself problems in […]
Continue ReadingI’m fat. I always have been, and, honestly, I probably always will be. My jeans make a very specific “swishy” sound when my thighs rub together, and there are parts of me that resemble cottage cheese. Before you jump to conclusions, let me expand a little more. I’m fairly healthy, I have no chronic illnesses, […]
Continue ReadingHere is our affirmation, the one we’ve been waiting for, the one we should have heard this morning when we left the house for work and forgot the keys on the kitchen counter, or when we left work for home and took the elevator instead of the stairs, or when we forgot about dinner and […]
Continue ReadingTo be frank, it deeply saddens me to see how few people have truly accepted themselves. As an advocate of positivity, natural-body positivity is a part of that. I believe it is extremely important (especially as a woman) to take the time to learn to accept the skin you’re in. As women in today’s society, we […]
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