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Back to homepageThe Shocking Truth about Women in Lingerie over 50 (Photos)
HuffPo 50 took photographs of 11 women ranging in age from 48-67 in their lingerie then asked them how do they feel sexy today as opposed to in their twenties …
Read MoreHe Says I’m Too Fat, But What Bothers me Most is my Response
I abandon my body completely, as if it were a one-legged stepchild, by saying, “You’re right. I do need to lose 3, 5, 10 pounds. I’ll do it soon.”
Read MoreLane Bryant’s Response to Victoria Secret’s “Perfect Body” Campaign
I absolutely love the Lane Bryant “I’m No Angel” campaign.
Read MoreA (Video) That Proves There’s More Than One Ideal Body Type
What if this weight is perfect for me at age 49? What if I didn’t spend the day feeling like my body wasn’t behaving as perfectly as I’d like it to be? …
Read MoreThree Bodies
“Sometimes I feel like Peter Pan. But not because I don’t want to grow up. I’m like Peter Pan in that I’m chasing my shadow, only my shadow is my body.” – Lisanne Sartor
Read MoreHow Becoming a 1950s Pin Up Girl Boosted my Body Image!
Last week I got to be a Bombshell. I’ve always wanted to be a Bombshell, and am grateful to chocolate and french bread for making it all possible. Like a lot of women, I always have my eye on what
Read MoreColbie Caillat’s “Try” Made Me Cry
My new favorite song from Colbie Caillat. But the glorious images rival the beauty of her voice.
Read MoreHer Before Photo was “Fit,” And her After Photo was “Fat”
Aussie mother of three, Taryn Brumfitt, found her body “disgusting.” In an effort to love her body, she entered a weight-lifting beauty competition. She made her body “perfect” by Western standards and still felt disgusting. Thus, she began The Body
Read MoreA New Study on how to Heal Body Image Issues (The Kissing Video)
Okay, just stop judging your body. Have you stopped? Good. Now, how does your body feel? Mine feels pleasantly tired after working out hard in Pop Physique. My hands are a little sticky and sweaty on the keyboard. My tummy
Read MoreWhich is Better? “Normal Barbie” or “Real-Life Barbie?”
Barbie’s gotten a lot of flack over the last decade for having body proportions that are anatomically impossible. Her Highness of Vapidity has even been accused of creating body image issues which can lead to anorexia, bulimia and death. (And
Read MoreThe Love Your Body Now Project (2)
Healing Body Image Issues Through Fine Art Nudes (Ruby) I’ve begun the “Love Your Body Now” project with photographer, Beth Sanders. We’ve recently added a third partner; body-centered coach, Marlene Zaleznick, to help heal body image issues through the use of
Read MorePetitioning Yves Saint Laurent, to Stop Using Images of Painfully Thin Models
I was sitting in my office (the bathroom) flipping through the latest Vanity Fair. I was annoyed that Julia Roberts was on the cover — with legs as long as the Great Wall of China — sitting on the steel-hewn
Read MoreExperts Say, “Don’t Tell Your Daughter She’s Pretty!”
There’s a trend in parenting to compliment our children’s abilities rather than their appearance. The lead in a recent Daily Telegraph article states: “Parents should stop telling their children they look beautiful because it places too much emphasis on appearance
Read MoreThey Found A Lump In My Breast
It’s the moment every woman dreads. You’re lying flat on your back, your feet in stirrups and a doctor lady with cold fingers kneads your boobs like they’re dough for Challah bread. She pretends she hasn’t just looked at your
Read MoreAm I Really Fat? (The Nude Photos)
(Disclaimer. Some of you will read this blog and think, “Why doesn’t that skinny bitch shut up?” In Los Angeles I’m not thin. But what I’m trying to demonstrate, is that it doesn’t matter what size a woman is, she’s
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