My Newborn Helped Me Feel Empowered About My Breasts
"When I look at my body in the mirror, I see strength and resilience, rather than all the little things I wish I could change."
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My acne was trying to tell me something about my mental health, and I'm so glad I listened
"My mind had been in a 'fight or flight' response for months, yet I had ignored the internal alarms."
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I started wearing heels when I stopped apologizing for taking up space
As a tall woman, wearing flats used to be my "polite" way of shrinking for others.
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I shaved my head to prove to myself that a woman's beauty isn't in her hair
"Regardless of what I looked like or where I lived, I just wanted to do me. And I was a step closer to defining what that meant."
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The one thing that helped me finally feel comfortable in a bathing suit
It wasn't until I experienced loss, and realized no moment is guaranteed, that I moved past my hang-ups.
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Not wearing makeup is how we mourn the dead in my religion
Mourning the dead makeup-free helps us to face them how we truly are from birth: bare-faced.
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