In the absence of interesting personal experiences, I'll just write about Barbie's. The iconic doll Barbie not only got a large array of accessories, careers, relationships, style, she has also been critiqued widely for her 'far from average' body negatively influencing body image and for over all distorting the world…
Befriend your Body
This is important. In the middle of the destructive messages ingrained in our (Western) cultures we need to be true to ourselves and learn how to love. :) I found this image without a source. Earlier I wrote about body positivity here.
The advantages of wearing soft bras
Earlier I already wrote about body image and self-love and how clothing can play a role in connecting to yourself and others. I believe that if we could value our appearances as less important, we would be able to connect more deeply with ourselves and one another. In this earlier…
Clothing reconsidered
In my post Love your Body I introduced the topic of body positivity. I wrote something about how I think getting used to being naked or else in simple clothing will be good for your body image and self-love. I then did not specify simple clothing which makes it a…
Love your Body
Lately I've been thinking a lot about both physical and mental health and taking good care of yourself. One thing that bothers me tremendously is the beauty industry, for they want you to believe you're ugly, so you'll buy their products. This quote I heard in a video summing up…
Connecting through Insecurities
As I was deciding on something important to write about, the What I Be Project popped up. What I Be (WIB) is a project of photographer Steve Rosenfield, for which he takes portraits of persons with their greatest insecurities written on them for everyone to read. Every person thus picture…