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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...
The truth is, this one thing would have changed my life
The truth is, this one thing would have changed my lifeposted by Naomi Finkelstein / April 8, 2017I was a chubby kid.I remember walking home from school one day with two boys from my class during a Chicago winter. The boys walked side by side on the icy sidewalk, and...
Inclusive Language and How Being in Community Helps Us Learn
The Importance of Inclusive Language and How Being in Community Helps Us Learnposted by Connie Sobczak / March 21, 2017 In a PowerPoint slide I used to conclude my recent talk at the Circles of Change conference, I shared a photo of two girls I met at the Washington,...
Self-love and listening to body wisdom: The elevator episode
Self-love and listening to body wisdom: The elevator episodeposted by Connie Sobczak / November 3, 2016 Last year, I did a fair amount of traveling for the trainings and talks I conducted around the country. During one of these trips, an experience occurred that I...
Activism In Action: Cafe Edition
Activism In Action: Cafe Editionposted by Naomi Finkelstein / September 29, 2016 I’m sitting in a coffee shop doing work, and a bubbly man comes in. I overhear his conversation with the shop owner: “Can I have a donut please?” “Sure thing.” “I really want four, but...
A Dedication for My Sister: Today, You Would Have Been 60
A Dedication for My Sister: Today, You Would Have Been 60posted by Connie Sobczak / September 12, 2016 Today is my sister Stephanie’s birthday. She would have turned sixty years old. I say, “would have” because she died more than two decades ago at the age of...
When Facing Micro-Aggressions, Community Matters
When Facing Micro-Aggressions, Community Mattersposted by Naomi Finkelstein / August 8, 2016 I just came back to the Bay Area after a month-long vacation in my hometown where I got to relax, rejuvenate, and spend quality time with my family and friends. While it was a...
