“I’m a yoga teacher and I can’t do half the poses that some plus-size yogis are able to do”
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- Donna Noble
Body Positivity
Body Positivity, breaking news, photos, comments, social media posts on this topic.
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Wellbeing
“Why I want strangers to stop congratulating me for exercising just because I’m fat”
Encouragement is one thing, but unsolicited congratulations don't help.
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- Chloe Maughan
- Published
Wellbeing
“I’ve not had a period for years because I’m afraid to lose my ‘fit girl status’”
What are limiting beliefs and how do you overcome them?
- Posted by
- Ally Sinyard
- Published
Podcasts
Fearne Cotton took a vital lesson about her body from a chat with Caitlin Moran
“Never, never, never allow yourself to see your body as separate problematic items.”
- Posted by
- Hollie Richardson
- Published
Strength
5 elite athletes on how they learnt to love their bodies – and how you can too
Sportswomen on what they’ve learnt on their body image journeys so far and their advice for others hoping to practise self-love.
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- Tiwa Adebayo
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- Emmie Harrison-West
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How I discovered my strength as a plus-sized rock climber
After years of working out to lose weight, I finally came across a sport that made me feel strong and welcome.
Opinion
“Sexualised or shunned”: what it’s like to be a fat woman on social media today
The treatment of fat women online is extreme, they are sexualised or shunned, celebrated or criticised.
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- Mollie Quirk
- Published
Wellbeing
“How affirmations helped me deal with negative body image”
It took three simple words to heal myself.
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- Nazia Khatun
- Published
People
Jameela Jamil has some questions for you about body image
"Ask yourself why you’re making these changes? Who is it for?"
- Posted by
- Ally Sinyard
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People
Jameela Jamil nails the big problem with that proposal to weigh school students
“Being weighed at school was truly the minute my eating disorder started at 12…”
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- Hollie Richardson
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People
Jameela Jamil expertly nails the toxicity of “pandemic body” pressures
She chatted with Laura Whitmore about body neutrality.
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- Hollie Richardson
- Published
Strength
How to deal with negative thoughts about your body
Psychologists and body image experts share their body image advice for lockdown.
- Posted by
- Ally Sinyard
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- Hollie Richardson
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Lizzo has an unexpected response to those “big girl” TikTok videos
She nailed it, yet again.
Beauty
How to build a satisfyingly decadent body care routine
Because skincare shouldn't stop at your collarbones.
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- Meena Alexander
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People
Jameela Jamil perfectly articulates the big problem with those Adele memes
“It encourages us to demonize and become afraid of food…”
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- Hollie Richardson
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People
Stacey Solomon’s words on “feeling beautiful” during lockdown are a reassuring read
“I know it sounds really silly but I actually got excited to get dressed up and walk down the stairs.”
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- Hollie Richardson
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People
Jameela Jamil really wants you to care less about losing weight right now
The Good Place star tells her followers to love their bodies “for what it does, not for how it looks,” and to simply “get your sweatpants on and survive.”
- Posted by
- Ally Sinyard
- Published
Strength
9 Instagram accounts for motivation to get stronger
These influencers are keeping it real on Instagram.
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- Miranda Larbi
- Published
People
Dina Asher-Smith lives her most surreal moment by becoming a Barbie
“Eight-year-old me would feel seen”
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- Hannah Keegan
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- Jessica Rapana
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Salma Hayek brilliantly shuts down the troll who told her she had “too much Botox”
Zing!
Long Reads
“I’m grateful for the body positivity movement, but I still want to lose weight”
In this body positive age, dieting has become a dirty word.
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- Katie Antoniou
- Published