Body Image Articles

How to feel beautiful without makeup

By Megan
Feeling beautiful without makeup is something very hard to comes to terms with, in this article, Megan shares her experience with cutting down on the amount of makeup she wears and she learnt to love her skin without it.

​My Body vs. Everybody​

By Gabby
​In this article, Gabby will be discussing how the media affects our perception of the female body and techniques to boost your overall self confidence.

Summer Body and Self Acceptance

​By Ines
In this article, Ines discusses the unrealistic “summer body” standard and how it affects the self image and confidence of teenagers. ​

Redefining Self-Worth - Body Confidence VS Body Neutrality

By Anna
In this article, Anna writes about strategies to shift your self-perception in order to improve body-image.

Journey to Self Love

By Camille
​In this article, Camille discusses the importance of loving oneself, she recalls this journey through personal experience.

A weight on my mind

By Kenzie
Kenzie talks about her issues with her weight and her experience with trying to lose weight and her feelings surrounding it. She then provides some advice on losing weight and some things to remember when trying them.

​Debunking Social Media’s Beauty Standards

​By Julius
In this article, Julius illustrates the unrealistic beauty standards social media creates, the negative effects surrounding it, and how to bloom a defence to counter it.

Body positivity in the summer

​By Kaitlyn
Kaitlyn writes about how body positivity can be a struggle during summer.   They give some tips to help you become a little more comfortable in your own skin.

How to be plus-size and confident

By Mackenzie
Mackenzie shares her own views of body positivity and the importance  of self-love and confidence when being a plus-sized individual and the different role-models on the internet who also promote this. 

Eating Disorders

By Sarah
Sarah discusses her experiences with eating disorders and how it only didn’t affect her, but how her family and friends were affected by seeing her struggle. She then offers advice to the audience on how to reach out for help.

How to be less self-conscious

By Daniella
Daniella talks about what being self conscious can stop you from doing certain things, adding her own experiences on the topic. She also gives you tips on how to feel less self conscious.

Counting calories

By Joey
Joey discusses their experience with disordered eating and offers advice to the audience on things you can do if you’re in this situation.

Facing the truth of bulimia nervosa

By Mel
Mel writes about her experiences with this issue and how she was affected by the ‘problems’. She also tells us how therapy helps.

Too skinny?

By Ella
Ella describes society’s acceptance of calling someone "too skinny" as something that’s an okay thing to do. She also adds in her experience with being underweight.

Confidence is your greatest asset

By Cassandra
Cassandra discusses her tips to looking more confident in an interview. She also talks about her experience with having low self esteem problems.

Loving myself

By Elizabeth
Elizabeth writes about her past struggles with loving herself and informs the audience of the importance of loving yourself.

Self opinions

By Jazz
Jazz expresses the importance of not caring about what others think of you and talks about her experience with this issue.

Body positive

By Jazz
Jazz talks about her experience with body positivity and gives the audience a few things to think about while looking at themselves.

Your body vs the media

By Jazz
Jazz discusses the standards of our bodies that are held by society and she encourages the audience to feel more confident in themselves because no two people are the same.

Measure in happiness, not weight

By Cassandra
Cassandra talks about how her body image changed due to big events in her life and how she felt during that time.

Loving Yourself

By Emie
Emie informs the readers about ways you can show yourself some love, especially on days such as valentine’s day.

Staying Healthy

By Jazz
Jazz shows her experience of changing some things in her life to become more healthy and gives advice to the audience while doing so.

​Embrace Your Stretchmarks

​By Sophie
Sophie explains the causes of stretch marks and how to overcome any self-consciousness related to having them on your body.

Thinking positivley about your body

​By Riley
Riley informs the audience of ways that could help you see your  body positively, even when you may find it hard.