Women and Body Image

Stretch Marks: Fashion Accesory or Faux Pax?

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 07.28.2008 | Living

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Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Here's something you don't see very often in our Photoshopped, airburshed and Dermablended world: stretch marks. And not just a couple discreetly tuc...

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Cindy McCain: Pretty in Pink

Leslie Griffith | Posted 07.09.2008 | Living

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Leslie Griffith

Cindy McCain is no dummy: she's the chairwoman of her own company and the age of most grandmothers, so why did Newsweek make her look as if she is just another Paris Hilton-ized size two?

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Sir Mix-a-Lot Hearts Kate Beckinsale

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 06.19.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: The Daily Mail, Allure Magazine, Self Esteem, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Women's Self Esteem, Body Image, Insecurities, Ali Larter, Kate Beckinsale, Women and Body Image, Hollywood, Celebrities, Entertainment News
Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Bombshell Kate Beckinsale denounced her derriere, supposedly asking for a $2,000-a-day body double to stand in for her, um, more scenic scenes in her new film.

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Women's Realities: Physical Appearance, A Big Bowl of Wrong

Joyce McFadden | Posted 04.10.2008 | Living

Read More: New York Times, Feminism, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Body Image, Beauty, Women's Studies, Physical Appearance, Women and Body Image, Living News
Joyce McFadden

We need for us to recognize the power of our words and behavior over body image. We underestimate the wounds they inflict, and we underplay their capacity to heal.

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It's Not Over 'Til the 40-lbs Overweight, Smart Lady Sings

Leslie Goldman | Posted 04.03.2008 | Living

Read More: Diets, Losing Weight, Body Image, Dieting, Sexism, Smart Women, Fat, Weight Loss, Girls Body Image, Diets Suck, Feminism, Women and Body Image, Living News
Leslie Goldman

How is it that at such a young age, we almost instinctively understand that it's "better" to be small/thin versus big or large?

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How to Look Good Naked

Margaret Cho | Posted 02.04.2008 | Entertainment

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Margaret Cho

We women are constantly at war with our bodies, it is hard to find amnesty for ourselves. I think the best way to get over your body issues is to just flaunt your body at every opportunity.

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Body Sculpting Secrets

Trisha Gura | Posted 01.30.2008 | Living

Read More: Eating Disorders, Bulimia, Anorexia, Wannarexia, Women and Body Image, Living News
Trisha Gura

Desperation for thinness is a spectrum, with life-threatening diabulimia on the severe end and simple longings to be skinny at the opposite pole.

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Ladies Who Launch: Forget Perfect

Amy Swift | Posted 01.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Holiday Season, 2008 Election, New Year's Resolution, Photography, Body Image, Ladies Who Launch, Lolo's Boudoir, Women and Body Image, Perfection, Living News
Amy Swift

I fear the never-ending crusade for perfection and the general self-improvement mania of our times is getting in the way of us celebrating ourselves - as we are now.

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College Women: Give Yourself the Gift of a Healthier Future

Susan Blumenthal, M.D. | Posted 12.20.2007 | Living

Read More: University, Stds, Cigarettes, Smoking, Body Image, College, Women's Health, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Suicide, College Women Health, Sexual Assault, Health Care, Women and Body Image, Drinking, Living News
Susan Blumenthal, M.D.

The unique demands of college pose challenges to women trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle, strengthen self-esteem, and address personal safety issues.

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'Tis the Season of Female Genitalia

Joyce McFadden | Posted 12.20.2007 | Living

Read More: Women's Sexuality, Sexual Health, Parenting, Parenting Tips, Girls Body Image, Body Image, Women and Body Image, Sexuality, Living News
Joyce McFadden

If girls are raised to feel guilt or shame in their sexuality, whether it's taught expressly or through silent undertones, it becomes a weight that drowns their vitality throughout their lives.

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Body Image Issues Start Earlier And Earlier

Daily Mail | ALISON SMITH-SQUIRE | Posted 12.07.2007 | Living

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Harrriet Buck sympathises with others who battle with their weight - after all, she knows only too well just how hard it is to live with an "imperfect...

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How to Address Body Image and the Family Cat

Joyce McFadden | Posted 11.14.2007 | Living

Read More: Feminism, Girls Body Image, Disney Channel, Body Image, Women and Body Image, Living News
Joyce McFadden

"Does this make my butt look big?" is a question so routine it's become fodder for comedy.

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I'm OK. They're Nuts.

Trisha Gura | Posted 11.14.2007 | Living

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Trisha Gura

The average middle-aged woman has grown smarter: she is no longer willing to endanger her health to meet contemporary culture's idealization of women.

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Confessions of My Inner Fat Girl

Ash Christian | Posted 11.01.2007 | Living

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Ash Christian

I thought shooting a film with gay lead character in today's society would be easy and not be met with much opposition. I was wrong.

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How Women Undermine Themselves and Their Girls

Joyce McFadden | Posted 10.31.2007 | Living

Read More: Women and Self-Esteem, Women, Body Image, Women's Mental Health, Women's Health, Women and Psychology, Beauty Standards, Psychology, Self-Esteem, Feminism, Women and Body Image, Living News
Joyce McFadden

Over the last 20 years as a psychologist, every single day I've practiced, I've heard women at odds with themselves due to some form of self-loathing.

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Seventeen Body Peace Project

Karina Grudnikov | Posted 10.30.2007 | Living

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Karina Grudnikov

I signed The Seventeen Body Peace Treaty because I believe it can save us from falling into that trap, by serving as a constant reminder to think positive thoughts.

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Love Your Body?

Leslie Goldman | Posted 10.18.2007 | Living

Read More: National Organization for Women, Body Image, Anorexia, Perfect Bodies, Love Your Body Day, Eating Disorders, Disordered Eating, Being Thin, Obesity, Bulimia, Women and Body Image, Living News
Leslie Goldman

How sad is it that our nation is so obsessed with being thin, with being "perfect," that we need to specifically designate a day for loving our bodies?

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