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Mothers That Measure Their Daughters

Susan Harrow | Posted 11.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Self-Help, Mother Daughter Relationship, Healthy Eating, Eating Disorders, Acceptance, Confidence, Self Love, Yoga, Self-Esteem, Body Image, Weight Loss, Fitness, Models, Self Image, Forget Perfect, Self-Improvement, Perfectionism, Living News
Susan Harrow

I am examined, scrutinized and commented upon. "I didn't have lines like those on my lips when I was your age," my mother says in the bright lights of her marble bathroom.

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Bedroom Insecurities, Shopping Addictions And Stress

health.com | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Shopping, Body Image, The Inner Life, Financial Advice, Living News

What's the secret to bedroom body confidence? How do you conquer impulse shopping? Can you get addicted to stress? You ask the questions. We called th...

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Large and in Charge

Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 11.09.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Depression, Colonialism, Hawthorne, Fat, Strunk and White, My Friend Baker, Glamour Magazine, Girls Body Image, Women and Body Image, Natives, Body Image, How-to-Speed-Up-Metabolism, Christianity, Religious Conversion, Metabolism, Poor Richard's Almanack, My Friend Emily, Chinese Food, Benjamin Franklin, Comedy News
Sophie Pollitt-Cohen

Whether you're colonizing natives in the New World or trying to keep women down without actually having to do anything, it's always good to make the people you control feel that everything is their idea.

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Harley Riding Chin Hair

Emily Bracken | Posted 11.09.2009 | Style

Read More: Women, Women's Issues, Style, Body Image, Women's Health, Pubic Hair, Beauty Industry, Beauty, Women and Body Image, Comedy, Hair, Facial Hair, Chin Hair, Style News
Emily Bracken

It's not something you'd notice from spitting distance, but if you look at me up close, you'd discover I have hair on my chin. Not blond wisps. Not peach fuzz.

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Hate Your Body? 3 Steps Toward Learning To Love It

Sadie Nardini | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Models, Acceptance, Healthy Eating, Yoga, Forget Perfect, Perfectionism, Fitness, Eating Disorders, Weight Loss, Self-Improvement, Self-Esteem, Confidence, Celebrities, Self-Help, Body Image, Sadie Nardini, Living News
Sadie Nardini

This superficially focused yet deeply-ingrained striving for some unattainable, deprivation-based goal can easily overcome a good life, and swallow it whole. And those feelings can turn deadly for some of us, or at the very least, consistently ruin our days.

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Are You a Work of Art? The Secret to a Better Body Image

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living

Read More: 50 Ways to Soothe Yourself Without Food, Mindful Eating, Women's Issues, Body Image, Eating Mindfully, Fad Diet, Diet, Dr. Susan Albers, Living News
Dr. Susan Albers

At times, we narrow in on one aspect of who we are and lose sight of the big picture.

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Muffintop: The New Feminine?

Susan Harrow | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress Eating, Muffintop, Living News, Over-Eating, Yo-Yo Dieting, Women and Body Image, Healthy Eating, Healthy Body, Mindful Eating, Eating Disorders, Health, Anorexia, Childhood Eating Problems, Diet Advice, Diet, Wellness, Bulimia, Muffin Top, Women, Women's Health, Weight Loss, Body Image, Eating Matters, Health Tips, Eating Mindfully, Unhealthy Diets, Lose Weight, Healthy Diet, Women's Issues, Obesity, Comfort Eating, National Eating Disorders Association, Weight Gain, Eating Disorder Prevention, Living News
Susan Harrow

A woman should have a little pooch. It's part of what makes us womanly.

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Hide Your Body, Hide Yourself

Susan Harrow | Posted 09.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress Eating, Living News, Over-Eating, Yo-Yo Dieting, Healthy Body, Eating Disorders, Anorexia, Childhood Eating Problems, Diet, Wellness, Bulimia, Eating Matters, Weight Loss, Health Tips, Body Image, Comfort Eating, Eating Disorder Prevention, Weight Gain, Lose Weight, Women and Body Image, Healthy Eating, Mindful Eating, Health, Diet Advice, Women, Women's Health, Eating Mindfully, Healthy Diet, Unhealthy Diets, Obesity, Women's Issues, National Eating Disorders Association, Living News
Susan Harrow

If you're always looking for ways to not be seen, how do you speak out? How do you move through the world if you have an invisible cloak that has no magical powers other than to keep you in your own shadow?

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More to Love? Sex, Body Image & The Weight of Attraction

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 09.19.2009 | Home

Read More: Diet, Love, Sex, Body Image, More to Love, The Bachelor, The-Bachelorette, Home News
Dr. Susan Albers

Why do we need a separate show for people based on their weight?

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Exclusive Interview with Margaret Cho

Marianne Schnall | Posted 08.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Homophobia, Drop Dead Diva, Gay and Lesbian Rights, Margaret Cho, Body Image, Proposition 8, Twitter, Feminism, Comedy, Gay Marriage, Politics, Entertainment News
Marianne Schnall

I checked in with the outspoken actress to talk about her new show, the politics of feeling beautiful, homophobia, the Internet, playing the banjo and her outlook on life.

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Minding the Man in the Mirror

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 08.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Michael Jackson, Eating Disorders, Body Image, Women and Body Image, People Magazine, Living News
Dr. Susan Albers

It is clear that at a certain point, Michael Jackson no longer saw himself as others did. This may be a feeling that is familiar to you, if you have an eating issue or struggle with your body image.

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July is Cankle Awareness Month

Leslie Goldman | Posted 08.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Cankles, Exercise-Clothing, Fat and Fit, Love Handles, Body Image, Exercise Tips, Living News
Leslie Goldman

It is estimated that if current trends continue, by the year 2012 Cankles will surpass Love Handles as the number one aesthetic affliction in the world."

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Cellulite: Can There Be a Cure?

nytimes.com | Catherine Saint Louis | Posted 07.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Skin, Women, Aging, Cellulite Cure, Cellulite, Health, Body Image, Body, Weight, Living News

Cellulite -- the dimpled, uneven skin that mars the backsides and thighs of women everywhere -- is a scourge to bikini-wearers and a squelcher of ligh...

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Does Fitness Improve Your Sex Life?

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 07.10.2009 | Style

Read More: Body Image, Sex, Exercise, Men's Health Magazine, Fitness, David Carradine, Exercise Tips, Style News
Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Fitness has the capacity to increase your enjoyment in the bedroom and your skills as a lovah -- as long as you don't take it to the extreme.

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Find Bikini Bliss

Jodi Lipper and Cerina Vincent | Posted 06.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Fitness, Swimsuit, Bikini, Memorial Day, Women and Body Image, Health, Body Image, Living News
Jodi Lipper and Cerina Vincent

Unfortunately, for many of us, the fear and trepidation that comes with the thought of going out in public in a bathing suit overshadows both the true meaning of this holiday.

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From Brawny Men to Barbie's Ken - Who Are the Real Guys?

Trisha Gura | Posted 06.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Metrosexual, Eating Disorders, Masculinity, Retrosexual, Body Image, Living News
Trisha Gura

Men are left trying to reconcile a new ideal of attractiveness with old societal expectations regarding masculinity.

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How Bea Arthur Helped my Body Image

Leslie Goldman | Posted 06.05.2009 | Style

Read More: Bea Arthur, Body Image, Models, Tall, Height, Style News
Leslie Goldman

As a tall girl growing up, I often felt much...bigger. And for some bizarre, warped reason, I always identified with Bea.

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An Open Letter to Oprah

Darryl Roberts | Posted 05.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Harpo, Bulemia, Skinny, Self Esteem, Oprah, Yo-Yo Diet, Body Image, Fat, America the Beautiful, Winfrey, Weight, Diet, Amerexia, O Magazine, Women and Body Image, Oprah Winfrey, Weight Loss, Chicago-Illinois, Celebrity Body, Living News
Darryl Roberts

Oprah, for all of our sakes, stop the dieting on your show. It tells way too many women that it's okay to go on unhealthy yo-yo diets.

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How To Be A Menopause Goddess

Karen Leland | Posted 05.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Hot-Flashes, Women, Body Image, Women and Body Image, Botox, Menopause, Women's Health, Menopause Goddess, Living News
Karen Leland

In a recent dance class I attended, the teacher (a 30-something) instructed everyone to put their hands at the level of their chest. She demonstrated ...

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Not So Fast! Give Your Little Girl a Chance to Be a Little Girl

Len Simonian | Posted 05.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Toys, Girls, Dolls, Sex, Alcohol, Body Image, Drugs, Childhood, Sexy, Women and Body Image, Living News
Len Simonian

Guiding and protecting your daughter does not mean sheltering her in a bubble. It means not buying her the revealing short shorts that "all the other girls are wearing."

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Scars Can Be Beautiful

Leslie Goldman | Posted 04.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Scars, NeverSayDiet.Com, Tahlia Brookins, America’s Next Top Model, Women, Body Image, Beauty, Women and Body Image, Living News
Leslie Goldman

I remember crying to me father one day, "No boy will ever want me. I'll never get married." He looked at me and said, "Why would you want to be with a man who cared how your scars look?"

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Do You Struggle with Your Body Image?

Margaret Ruth | Posted 04.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Weight Loss, Body Image, Weight Gain, Yo-Yo Dieting, Margaret Ruth, Healthy Body, Body Goals, Muscles, Metaphysical, Unattractive, Attractive, Living News
Margaret Ruth

The fastest way to get the body shape you like is to like the body shape you have. The clearest way to get the body shape you love is to love the exact shape of it now.

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6 Quirky Body Quandaries And Their Causes

DivineCaroline | Vicki Santillano | Posted 04.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Mental Health, Body Image, Health, Self Image, Body, Changing Your Self Image, Female Body Image, Body Quandries, Womens Help, Living News

There's not a person out there who hasn't experienced what I like to call "body glitches," those annoying occurrences--a loud hiccup here, a painful m...

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Lent, a Cookie Craving, and a Healthy Goal

Adia Colar | Posted 04.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Holidays, Cookies, Body Image, Health, Cookie Dough, Eating Disorders, Catholic, Weight Loss, Goal Setting, Lent, Healthy Eating, Food, Eating, Diet, Living News
Adia Colar

Even if I never lose another pound, it's imperative for my own sanity that I love my body as it is. Since I'm going to spend my whole life with this body, I might as well love it.

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Women, Body Image and Blogging

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 03.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Women's Issues, Anorexia, Body Image, Health, Women's Health, Eating Disorders, Weight Loss, Obesity, Bulimia, Women and Body Image, Wellness, Living News
Irene Rubaum-Keller

Our society places an enormous amount of emphasis on women's clothing, weight and age. As women, we can choose to ignore this or cave and adhere to strict standards of beauty.

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