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Echo

Posted on May 3, 2023May 3, 2023 by Ilana Gunson

Whenever I move, there’s an echo. One version of me following another, until the sound of her is completely gone…

Learn to be kind to yourself

Posted on Apr 18, 2023 by Luisa D'Araujo

One of the hardest lessons we need to accept is who we are…

Woman by Jade Marzolf

Posted on Apr 9, 2019Jun 18, 2019 by Jade Marzolf

Count 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 […]

3 Awesome Brands That Are All About Body Positivity

Posted on Mar 1, 2019Mar 1, 2019 by Germ Magazine guest author

Post 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 […]

Dear Past Me: Live, Love, and Appreciate

Posted on Apr 20, 2018Apr 16, 2018 by Germ Magazine guest author

Dear 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 […]

Dear Me: Put Yourself First

Posted on Nov 3, 2017Nov 3, 2017 by Germ Magazine guest author

Dear 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 […]

Fat Is a Neutral Word: An Introduction

Posted on Nov 1, 2017Feb 2, 2018 by Shelby Padgett

I’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, […]

My Heart Sweet Talks My Brain by Demi Richardson

Posted on Dec 7, 2016Jan 2, 2017 by Germ Magazine guest author

Here 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 […]

Body Acceptance

Posted on Nov 22, 2016Dec 12, 2016 by Gabrielle Toczek

To 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 […]