When Libby Faulkner lost about 50 pounds, she began wearing tighter and smaller clothes, but not necessarily clothes that were considered fashionable. “I couldn’t put outfits together, I didn’t focus ...

“We never stopped advocating for ourselves, but it seems like everyone else did,” said plus-size model Tabria Majors, after she noticed a concerning trend on her social media feed. She wasn’t the only ...

Taylor Swift's past struggles with body image, disordered eating, and body objectification have had an overall positive influence on her fans' attitudes on these issues, a new study from University of ...

Tova Leigh is a mum-of-three, author, comedian, and content creator who regularly shares her thoughts and body positivity on ...

Viral “body-positive” trends tend to be well-intentioned. Still, they can be dangerously limited in their scope, to the point where they are hardly making a point at all. These trends don’t provide ...

A new cultural ideal for women is ultrathin and cloaked in the language of inclusivity and self-acceptance. Credit...Illustration by Leonie Bos Supported by By Amanda Hess Recently Instagram led me to ...

Virgie Tovar has been a fat activist for more than a decade, so when she started receiving email after email from wellness companies offering weight-loss drugs, she thought it was spam. It wasn’t ...

Body image refers to how a person thinks and feels about themselves physically. From childhood to adulthood, a person’s family can influence how they feel about their bodies through various ...