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The Personal and the Political: Body Neutrality and Body Positivity
The Personal and the Political: Body Neutrality and Body Positivity posted by Leah Berkenwald / May 24, 2021The views expressed in this op-ed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Brandeis University or The Body Positive. Something...
Love First, Then Acceptance
Love First, Then Acceptanceposted by Connie Sobczak / July 26, 2018 “Oh, I could never love my body! But I hope to be able to accept it one day if I’m lucky.” This is a statement I hear often. Up until last week, my response has generally been along the lines of,...
MIGA Swimwear: Sharing Stories in the Disfigurement Community to Combat Stigma
MIGA Swimwear: Sharing Stories in the Disfigurement Community to Combat Stigmaposted by The Body Positive / May 17, 2018 I think it was around the time I was eleven years old that my feet started to look funny. All my other toes kept growing normally, except for the...
Connecting to Joy and Purpose through African Dance
Connecting to Joy and Purpose through African Danceposted by Elizabeth Scott / May 1, 2018 I followed the sound of the pounding conga drums that echoed down the sidewalk and found myself in a large studio in the Santa Cruz Cultural Center where a circle of dancers...
On Pain, Weight Gain, and Body Respect
On Pain, Weight Gain, and Body Respectposted by Naomi Finkelstein / April 11, 2018September, 2001:I am 18 and I start to experience pain in my outer shins during and after intense exercise. The doctor says it's shin splints. It is the beginning of an ongoing issue...
Recipes for Pleasure: Self-Massage Edition
Recipes for Pleasure: Self-Massage Editionposted by Connie Sobczak / March 3, 2018I was a massage therapist for eight years before I started The Body Positive. I did deep, intense, emotional release work with people so they could reconnect to their bodies in a loving,...
Choosing Love Over Fear
Choosing Love Over Fearposted by The Body Positive / February 7, 2018When it comes to developing a peaceful relationship with our body, one of the major challenges we face is learning how to deal with the critical voice. This is the voice that chimes in to discourage...
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