by The Body Positive | Feb 2, 2019 | Stories
Activism in Action: Health Advocacy posted by Naomi Finkelstein / February 2, 2019 The doctor’s office can be a tricky place to navigate for many of us. While of course there are many wonderful doctors in the world who save lives and change them for the better,...
by The Body Positive | Jan 31, 2019 | Stories
Prevention Nourishes Hope in Eating Disorders Treatment posted by Elizabeth Scott / January 31, 2019 Today I learned that a client I’ve been treating for a chronic, long-term eating disorder will not be returning to therapy. She does not feel hopeful and cannot go on...
by The Body Positive | Sep 5, 2018 | Stories
Combating the Body Image Blahs posted by Naomi Finkelstein / September 5, 2018 A few weeks ago, I found myself in the middle of a bad bout of the Body Image Blahs. My body was the first thing I was thinking about when I woke up in the morning, and it wasn’t a good...
by The Body Positive | May 17, 2018 | Stories
MIGA Swimwear: Sharing Stories in the Disfigurement Community to Combat Stigma posted 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...
by The Body Positive | May 1, 2018 | Stories
Connecting to Joy and Purpose through African Dance posted 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...
by The Body Positive | Apr 11, 2018 | Stories
On Pain, Weight Gain, and Body Respect posted by Naomi Finkelstein / April 11, 2018 September, 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...
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