Jessica Blankenship

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Body-Shaming Headlines In January Are Insane

The usual body-shaming, unrealistic beauty ideals, and the Cult of Perpetual Superficial Betterment all come together in a New Years media fury of headlines aimed at telling you what’s wrong with your body, how to fix it, and how much happier you’ll be once you do.

6 Signs You’re Not Best Friends Anymore

In any room, theirs was the face that loved and got you when no one else ever could quite as completely, and a lot who didn’t get you at all. You believed you would always be that way together. Until one day, you’re not.