“Recovering from birth isn’t something that should be covered up and concealed with an Instagram filter. If I’d seen more women share untouched photos like this one, I might not have felt so isolated and alone.”
Postpartum Is Worth Remembering For The Beautiful Mess It Is
Mom Of 8 Details Rediscovering Herself In Motherhood, Transforming Her Mental & Physical Health
“6 years into this journey, I don’t know what I weigh anymore because it doesn’t really matter to me now. I found the confidence I’d been lacking, and it was not in the smaller dress size where I thought it would be, but in the better quality of life that being healthier has afforded me.”
‘My mom said, ‘You can’t return to work. You need to get better.’: Woman shares journey to OCD diagnosis, managing symptoms
“I was experiencing multiple panic attacks a day and major sensory overload. I’d walk away mid-conversation from a customer because I couldn’t take any more information in and needed to shut my eyes as they were so sensitive to light. I had absolutely no awareness or concern about whether this came across as rude. To me, I was in survival mode.”
‘I am more than my body.’: Eating disorder survivor talks road to recovery, embracing body outside societal expectations
“I’d cry every single day, unable to sleep out of fear of not being able to control my eating the next day. I was afraid to hang out with friends because of how I looked. I returned back to my younger self, inside her room struggling with food. I felt like a total failure.”
‘I needed to be perfect, or be forever miserable as an unloved imperfection.’: Woman shares journey to self love
“I hid behind baggy clothes to blend in, or at least not stand out as badly. When anyone took my photo, I’d put something over my stomach or, if it was a group photo, hide in the back. I was so afraid to be seen. I was so afraid to fully live. All because I’d been taught my worth was based solely upon my body.”
In A World That Expects Perfection From Moms And Their Kids, We Will Never Measure Up
“We’re expected to return to our pre-pregnancy bodies a week after giving birth. We’re expected to always be grateful and happy, even during diaper changes and tantrums. We’re expected to have a spotless home even with the kids making a mess at every turn.”
Dear Postpartum Mom: Your Body Made Magic Happen—It’s Time To Love It Back
“Cellulite, stretch marks, saggy bellies. Look at all it has done for them. It brought them into this world, made magic happen, and has become their home. It’s time we love our bodies back.”
Woman With No Prior Experience Becomes Ballerina At 25, Proves You Can Do Anything You Set Your Mind To
“Studios, dancers, and choreographers uphold outdated ideas about what a ballerina can and should look like. All this being said, I’ve learned that even though I may not be the ‘typical’ ballerina, I can still be a ballerina.”
‘One day, I woke up and said, ‘I’m so done with this.’ If death didn’t want me, maybe it was time to give life another chance.’: Woman shares anorexia recovery journey, now helps others
“With each new test result, my parents would sigh, and I could feel the hope leaving their bodies with each of these breaths. I saw them cry, almost daily, until it seemed their tears had run dry. And I think it’s only then it really sank in… they had given up hope.”
This Is My Story Of Having Alopecia And Alopecia Not Having Me
“I prayed for strength and posted the first picture. My phone began to go crazy with all of the likes, hearts, messages, congratulations, praises, and thank you’s from both women and men.”