This post was co-authored by Kerri Mozessohn of Clean Serene Nutrition. We are all familiar with the prototypical ‘ideal’ bodies portrayed in the media, as well as the critiques of such ideals. Beauty ...

We often talk about chronic illness in the adult and senior populations. However, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 40 percent of school-aged children in the U.S. suffer from chronic ...

When identity is derived from insecurities about our bodies, it’s like looking in a funhouse mirror, hoping it will give us an accurate reflection of who we are. While walking the runway, I descended ...

When I was a year out of college, in 1998, the book “Adiós, Barbie” was published, and it contained an essay I wrote. The book is an anthology of young women’s perspectives on body image and identity.

As a psychotherapist, I support clients of all ages in navigating and overcoming challenges related to body image. Body image refers to how we perceive, think about, and feel toward our bodies, ...

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Social media can be both good and bad for your body image. What really matters is how you use it. This requires you to use social media intentionally and strategically. Social media can influence your ...

Kelly Coffey learned from a young age that her larger body was not a problem — it was the problem. As such, she believed, losing weight was the solution. “I assumed being thin was the magic bullet ...

Most of the time, our brains are very good at blending together input from all our senses into a seamless, unified conscious experience of “my body.” When this process of integrating different sensory ...

For women, negative body image often begins in childhood and can impact all aspects of well-being, including sexual desire and experience. Body neutrality emphasizes appreciation for what your body ...

Although reduced body image and low self-esteem are potential risk factors for eating disorders, they’re not the only factors at play. Body dissatisfaction can increase your risk of disordered eating ...