Tag: bodypositive
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3.18 Let’s Get Physical
Let’s break Emma June into the parts of her whole. Ew. Let me try again. Let’s look at the different parts of Emma. Hmm, nope. That’s not it either. “Head, shoulders, knees and toes?” Okay, I give up. What I’m trying (and failing) to say in a normal, not-weird kind of way is that body…
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3.17 Too Confessed to be Stressed
Imagine you’re feeling yourself. You decide to take a selfie. Your Instagram page has been seriously lacking, so you feel like you want to post something. You look good, you feel good, everything’s good. So you take a picture. People always say, “a picture is worth a thousand words,” but what happens when the words…
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3.16 Hard to Swallow
It’s been a hell of a week. In case you didn’t know, this weekend marks the end of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. This is a topic that I’ve toyed with touching on for months and months now, but I’ve never been able to put my thoughts into words. But, if there’s ever a time…
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3.12 THAT’S a Stretch
I got to spend a little time with my family during Christmas, and I had an interesting exchange with my little brother. He goes to a military academy, and he’s working on getting…what’s the word he used? Oh, right: “swole.” He’s trying to pack on some muscles, and one day when he was prancing around…
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3.11 Box Checks, Faux-Concern and (gasp!) Normal Bodies
But I won’t let them break me down to dust / I know that there’s a place for us / for we are glorious. Keala Settle, “The Greatest Showman” (an awesome movie, do yourself a favor and watch it) Imagine that you’re me. You’re scrolling through Instagram on your lunch break. You follow the tag…
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3.10 Goliath-gate: A Giant Problem
Now I’m Goliath / I’m standing on the head of a giant / And I won’t be silent / until you hear me. Smith & Thell, “Goliath” I’m going to start this blog post with a lovely story. A real tugger on the ole heartstrings, so buckle up. Once upon a time, a girl named…
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3.5 Welcome Back to my Hill
“Bless your beautiful hide.” Howard Keel, 7 Brides for 7 Brothers It’s been just over a year since I started this blog. It’s not perfect; I don’t post as regularly (or consistently) as I should, I don’t have a specific focus and I sometimes find myself with not much to say. (Well, that’s not entirely…
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