A Letter To All The Girls Struggling To Love Their Body Grace Bains “ I grew up in a time where your own reflection was your worst enemy. The mirror only showed the flaws, never the pretty side.
This Body Is My Home, And I Will Celebrate It Marisa Donnelly “ I will love my body, even when the world shakes her head, even when there are a million and one reasons I shouldn’t, even when I’ve grown tired. Because my body is my home—my dwelling place, my residence, my constant in a world that is far too impermanent. And so, I will live here. I will love here. I will grow here. I will break and rebuild here.
When Your Body Is Your Enemy Mimi Alas “ Things will get better. I wish I could tell you how or when, but that is something that it’s hard even for me. I’m not sure how things will turn, but I promise you that things will get better.
Your Body Is Not A Prison Becky Curl “ I am not the fat on my stomach. Or the stretch marks on my thighs. I am not my crooked teeth or less than spectacular curves. I am a soul waiting to take flight, to break through the barriers of who we are told we are supposed to be.
This Body Is My Own And I Will Celebrate It Natalie Quiles “ My body is not a manifestation of my worth, but an expression of my self-love.
Loving Your Body And Loving Your God Are Not Mutually Exclusive Marisa Donnelly “ We were created in His image—our bodies, our muscles, our curves, our breasts, our butts, our wrinkles, our rolls, our smiles, our shoulders. Instead of hiding, we should stand proudly and confidently
4 Steps To Achieving Plus Size Confidence Karla Crisostomo “ Turn that insecurity into your own vitality, not envy nor self-pity.
What Nobody Talks About: Going Back To My Old Life After Being Raped Anonymous “ The rape shattered how I perceived the world around me: the illusion of safety, my relationship to men and worst of all, my sense of self just as I was traversing the tricky waters of what it means to be a woman in this world. It felt like my wings had been clipped just as I was starting to take off.
To The Girl Who Thinks She’s Fat Natalie Esarey “ You will never be fat. Yes, you have fat. We all do. But you also have fingers, hair, hormones, and a beating heart.
Chronic Pain Is Exhausting Jaisha Jansena “ I lurch and halt in the pulses of your flares. I want to leap out, climb through the ceilings, press the sun between my teeth but you pull me back, you always pull me back.