Just The Way We Are
This week–like many weeks lately–has been all about navigating a busy hectic world. And often I’m not sure what’s saving me from going insane anymore. Like what? You don’t have to ask or care. I’m sure your week had its craziness too so I won’t bore you with the mundane details of teaching 8 am […]
Girl Body Pride is coming up on a birthday. To celebrate, we are taking a moment to showcase our favorite submissions from guest writers and contributions from our regular team. Do you have a favorite you’d like to see here? Send me an email at . Leslie Marinelli published Evicting the Mean Girls from My […]
This image is from a Tumblr account, shared in my tweet stream by one of my followers. I’m sharing it with you now and will let the image speak for itself. My breath catches in my throat every time I see this because I see myself. What do you see? Pauline Campos contributes […]
I had a reader tell me that reading the words on Girl Body Pride was much like having her mind read. She used the words “inside of my brain” and “weird” and “wonderful” and I just nodded because I understand. The feeling of being so exposed and the relief and absolute mindfuck that comes with […]
I posted photos of myself in a bathing suit on my blog the other day. Silly photos. Photos of me cutting it up with my kids at the beach. I just wanted to share a story about how making my kids laugh is one of my favorite things. What happened instead was barroom brawl […]
Let’s talk numbers, shall we? – 42% of girls in grades 1-3 want to be thinner – 51% of 9-10 year old girls feel better about themselves when they’re dieting – 53% of 13 year old girls are unhappy with their bodies; by the time they’re 17, 78% of them will be – By […]
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