Q: How do I acquire a more positive body image? A: It takes vision, courage, support and mindful practices to resist the cultural messages telling us we’re shamefully imperfect beneath our clothes and ...

Sophie Goodman was always known as “the bigger girl” among her group of friends at school in Manchester. It never stopped her from living a full and exciting life; she always appeared outwardly happy, ...

Corporate boardrooms used to be the last place you'd expect conversations about body acceptance and representation. These spaces were traditionally focused on profit margins and quarterly reports, not ...

The journey between celebrating your body and pursuing health improvements often feels contradictory. Yet in today’s wellness landscape, it’s possible to embrace both paths with authenticity and ...

In a world increasingly shaped by social media trends and medical advancements, the conversation around body image, health, and weight has taken on new dimensions. On the one hand, we see the rise of ...

When I first started writing a book earlier this year about why millennial women have been uniquely screwed over by society’s body image ideals, I used the past tense a little too confidently. We’d ...

The Ozempic trend sweeping Hollywood is fueling unrealistic body standards once again. The popular diabetes-turned-weight-loss drug (and similar Semaglutide variations) have “definitely changed the ...

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A new cultural ideal for women is ultrathin and cloaked in the language of inclusivity and self-acceptance. Credit...Illustration by Leonie Bos Supported by By Amanda Hess Recently Instagram led me to ...

Lizzo has always been viewed as a leader in the body positivity movement. But that narrative may have changed for some of her longtime fans when she lost weight. In a new conversation with Andy Cohen ...