Just The Way We Are
by Lasara Firefox Allen Every year on and around my birthday, I take inventory. Whether I want to or not, this happens. So I’ve learned to roll with it. And this year, here’s what inventory has yielded: Limit and defeat are not synonyms. As a writer, maybe you’d think I would have figured that one […]
It’s a weird week for news and not news news (do I sound like a horrible love child of Gertrude Stein and Donald Rumsfield? No? I should…). Syria is still a mess btw, we still have a small portion of our gerrymandered electorate holding the country hostage on our sixth day of government shutdown. But […]
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 […]
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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 . Jessi Sanfilippo shared The Tilt Shifts Reality on August […]
by Jennifer Collins When I was a little girl, my mother always told me that I was unique. That in all of creation there had never been anyone just like me. That my life had a purpose. That I could do anything that I set my mind to. That I was beautiful […]
Yup, you read that right. Words do matter. It starts with one moment and gets paid forward – snowballing until tomorrow’s emotional health is wrapped up in words from so many yesterdays before. My current work as a bilingual child & family therapist and mental health advocate began with kind words. My 7th grade […]
She was just a picture on Facebook, one of those photos meant to provoke comments. She was a large woman wearing a neon miniskirt and low-cut top which could not completely contain her plentiful bosom. She was going through her day, talking on her phone, content with the world. The post said to describe her […]
It’s no surprise that I’ve gone through some physical changes and struggles with my weight. These changes came not from the growth of a miniature human, because ten days on the breast, the swift passing of a gall stone, and the lingering metabolism of my early twenties had me back in pre-babe shape by week […]
Ever have those days when you look into the mirror and are filled with loathing? When all you see is every flaw highlighted and screaming at you that you’re not good enough? That used to be my daily truth. I would look at my reflection and drown in the desire to be something, someone else. […]
I’ve had this body my entire life yet, until I was well into adulthood I didn’t feel, apparently, like it was completely mine. I felt confident when I was younger, even my curvy self, which I attribute to an athlete’s frame of mind that my body could do miraculous things, as I was a competitive swimmer. […]
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