Some say thinner is better, while others think we could all use a little meat on our bones. Some favor more muscle while others strive for less overall body mass. The list goes on: dark skin or light skin,...
Over the past few weeks, I believed we had made a lot of progress in terms of encouraging self-confidence and positive body image. Take Meghan Trainor’s new single “All About That Bass,” which...
I was listening to the radio when the host announced, “Up next, an underwear model with body image issues,” to which her co-worker scoffed, “This is important stuff right here.”
I guess...
They say real women have curves.
So does that mean that women who wear a 32 A or fit comfortably into size zero pants, aren’t real?
In my previous columns, I’ve focused on the pressure we...
“What is art? What makes it good or bad, and who decides?”
I was re-watching the film “Mona Lisa Smile” when I considered the broader implications of Professor Katherine Watson’s questions....
I knew there was a problem when I couldn’t remember the last time I had eaten a cookie without feeling guilty.
At some point in my life, probably around the beginning of high school, I found that...
I had never worked in sales before.
Before this year, my only work experience was limited to babysitting and teaching. But I wanted a job — a real job where I would at last be a working woman.
I...
