Behind every beautiful image of motherhood is a woman navigating feeding guilt, changing bodies, sleepless exhaustion and the ...

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 ...

The transition out of competitive sports can impact an athlete's relationship with their body, fitness, and self-worth. As former Division I soccer player Autumn Muckenhirn described, "One moment, you ...

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 ...

The benefits of breastfeeding are well known – but the UK has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world. The WHO recommends that babies should be exclusively breastfed up to the age of six ...

An ostomy creates a stoma on your abdomen, sending stool into a collection pouch. It can be temporary or permanent. Body image challenges are common after ostomy surgery and can affect mood, ...

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 ...

It can be easy to assume that with a slimmer build or a certain number on the scale, you’ll feel better about how you look, especially in the Ozempic era of bold “before” and “after” results. However, ...