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But I have grown to have more appreciation for standing out. For being different, in a good way, although different doesn’t always have a positive connotation; although standing out is often harder than blending in. We can’t create change if we are the same as everyone else.
Read MoreMartha Laham is the author of Made Up, a book that exposes the manipulative reality behind the beauty and advertising industry and its harmful effects on women and society today. We asked Martha to tell us more about why she wrote Made Up, and what we can do in response to her important findings.
Read MoreBrandis Ohlsson talks through the impact of the dance and modeling industries, her “internal” eating disorder, and what it means to struggle with your body-image even when you’re closer to a size that is “acceptable” in modern society.
Read MoreI would tell my younger self that she is going to go through some extreme highs and lows and it’s all going to be beautifully on purpose. She’s going to end up in a place of deep knowing and trust and faith. I have deep compassion for how painful it’s going to seem and how alone she’s going to feel, and I wish I could save her from it, but…
Read MoreI remember as a Black mixed race kid moving to a school in the deep south from out of the country. I'd felt normal before this… pretty some days, awkward others, in a highly diverse and international childhood. Then we moved to the U.S., and in one year I was…
Read MoreAs someone who's experienced many highs and lows in regards to self esteem and feelings of self worth, I've really only recently come to allow myself to redefine what beauty means to me personally. For so long the word "beauty" held nothing but a social definition that was reiterated over and over…
Read MoreThis week is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (NEDA). We asked our friend and therapist, Joanne Gordon to share her own story, what she sees as a therapist when it comes to eating disorders, and her expertise on what we can do as individuals and as a society to overcome this very common and important struggle.
Read MoreBy age 27 I was engaged, married & divorced. It definitely was not what I mapped out for my 20s to look like and It certainly was not what society made me feel was “normal” or acceptable to have as a part of my story. Especially being so young, I felt ashamed and embarrassed. Divorced? In my twenties of all things?
Read MoreThere’s a campaign I did for Adidas that really changed the trajectory of my career. It was called the "I Got This" Campaign. It was their new women's line featuring the hero product which was a high support larger cup size sports bra. I was nervous to be chosen because I felt my chest was…
Read MoreI didn't listen to all the people telling me I couldn't be a professional dancer. Instead I focused on getting as much training as possible by taking every dance class I could from as many different choreographers as possible. I had to work twice as hard as anyone else in the room…
Read MoreI had a brief 15 minutes before I needed to hop a call, but asked my husband to sit and write with me while we had a moment. He started playing this progression on his guitar and I began to hum a melody and that melody attached itself to the words “ I keep hoping that this is just temporary”.
Read MoreLauren Scruggs Kennedy is a lifestyle blogger, author and entrepreneur who’s life was forever changed after an accident in 2011. We reached out to Lauren to share her story on overcoming comparison, not just to other women, but also to your past self.
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