By Emily Collins I Was 15 When I Began Starving Myself
We stopped for ice cream on the way home from your last day of kindergarten. As chocolate ice cream dripped…
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By Anne Metz It’s Time to Stop Caring About These 15 Extra Pounds
My new normal is 15 pounds heavier. I’m not writing this because I’ve embraced that. I’m writing this because I…
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By Jenny Albers To the Self-Conscious Wife Afraid to be Seen
It's not uncommon for the lights to go out on our sex lives when couplehood is suddenly redefined by parenthood.…
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By Heather LeRoss I’m Finally Losing the Weight
I’ve carried this weight since I was 11. That’s when it came, unbidden, unwanted, and for me, unexpected. It showed…
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By Samantha Siegworth To the Budding Mother, You Are Beautiful
“You look so beautiful,” my husband gently whispered as I got dressed in the few pajamas that are fitting me…
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By Alaina V. Fletcher The Curves I Gained Becoming Your Mom Are Worth Every Ounce
I used to be fit and thin, but then I became a mom. I used to go running for the…
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By Dani Sherman-Lazar I Was Never That Girl
I was never the girl who broke the rules. I was never the girl who colored outside of the lines.…
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By Jen Mearns Coming to Terms With the F-Word
I used to hate the F-word. I refused to use it. I would not use it here; I would not…
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Boys Can Have Body Image Issues, Too
“Mommy just cannot get your silly little cowlick to behave,” I laughed as I added water to the comb and…
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By Kristy Ramirez The Message Our Teenage Girls Are Getting About Their Bodies Can Break a Mother’s Heart
Four days of gray skies leave me hungry for the light. I make my way into our backyard when the…
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Why I Wouldn’t Change My Imperfect Mom Body
I woke up to the soft cries of a hungry baby next to me with the pungent smell of…
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By Valli Vida Gideons I Kept a Diary While I Starved Myself
For people with eating disorders, it's not how others see them that counts. It's how they look at themselves. June…
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