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The Secret Every Mom Should Teach Her Daughter About Her Weight
Every week I take my toddler to swim lessons, and every week it makes me think about girls and their bodies…
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The Secret to Raising a Daughter Who Feels Beautiful {Printable}
“Awww, you look so pretty!” I squealed to my toddler after getting her all dressed up…
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I’m Raising My Daughter to be Beautiful—And You Should Too
“Oh, it happens all the time. A lot of girls do it,” my student stated, with a bit of a shrug…
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I Don’t Want My Body Back
“Your baby is how old again?” she asked me. “Ten months, I can’t hardly believe it!” I responded…
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How to Accept a Compliment Graciously: 4 Best Ways to Respond
Feminist activist, author, and all-around-inspiration Jessica Valenti has a great piece in the latest issue of Self magazine about…
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12 Ways to Love Your Body Starting Right Now
When talking about romantic relationships, you’ll often hear quotes about love being more than just a feeling—it’s also an action. Love is a verb…
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How To Keep Your Self-Esteem Intact While Bathing Suit Shopping
If there’s one activity that threatens to crumble a woman’s hard-fought self confidence and positive body image, it’s bathing suit shopping…
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Do It For the Girls: Sign the Truth in Advertising Petition
There’s been enough talk about Photoshopped images in advertising that nowadays most of us women know…
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The [Totally Logical] Reason I Can’t Keep the Weight Off
Fact: I used to really want to be a size “blank.” Like really really. It didn’t matter to me that my original weight was perfectly healthy. It didn’t matter that it was…
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7 Ways to Stop Emotional Eating
After a stressful day at work, you unwind on the couch with mindless television and a bag of tortilla chips…and the next thing you know that bag is empty…
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Want Body Confidence? Remember This Simple Fact
Would it surprise you to learn that in the U.S., a whopping 80% of women are dissatisfied with their appearance…
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Be Honest: How Many Times a Day Do You Think About Your Weight?
Wait, don’t tell me, I already know the answer: Too many. Here’s a perfect example…