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woman splashing in the ocean wearing a bikini

You don’t need to apologize for the body that helped you survive a pandemic

Swimsuits, tank tops, shorts—this summer we're going to wear it all without shame or fear.

Updated Feb. 10, 2022

Model Hunter McGrady gets brutally honest about being ‘plus-size and pregnant’

The Sports Illustrated swimsuit model wishes for more representation: "It's almost as if we don't exist."

Updated Jan. 06, 2022

Here’s what you need to know about the Khloe Kardashian bikini photo controversy

Fans are saying Khloe Kardashian is both a victim and perpetrator of impossible beauty standards after an unauthorized photo leaked.

Updated Jan. 06, 2022

This ‘Dancing with the Stars’ mama just got real about learning to love her postpartum body

For Witney Carson, embracing her postpartum body is about "progress not perfection."

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Jennifer Garner’s PSA about body image is exactly what we needed to read today

"I can work really hard and I can be really fit and I'll still look like a woman who has three babies, and I always will."

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Katharine McPhee was scared she’d relapse into disordered eating during pregnancy​​

The singer says it was her "biggest challenge" during her pregnancy.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
curvaceous woman in ocean

What if we just ditched body-shaming in 2021?

What would happen if instead of participating in January's "new year, new you" rhetoric we resolved to let go of all of it?

Updated Dec. 16, 2021

The only thing I remember from Christmas was the diet talk

But I'm determined not to repeat that with my own kids.

Updated Jan. 13, 2022

Your child just called me fat

Here's what I want you to know.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Gained weight during the pandemic? Yeah, we all have

This article is the warm, non-judgmental hug you need.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
woman working out

9 no-equipment exercises you can do anywhere

P.volve master trainer Antonietta Vicaria swears by these.

Updated Jan. 19, 2022
woman working out with dumbbells on the beach

I did ‘Tone It Up’ workouts for a week, and here’s what happened

I committed to five consecutive days of workouts, telling myself that that was the minimum amount of time I would have to dedicate to see any kind of result, physical or mental.

Updated Jan. 18, 2022
woman holding her postpartum belly

These powerful + honest postpartum photos are changing how mothers see themselves

The Life After Birth project is changing the way we look at and talk about postpartum bodies.

Updated Oct. 26, 2022

5 important ways to celebrate your postpartum body, mama

We still have work to do in this arena, and mamas, that work continues with us.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
mom wearing only bra holding new baby

These viral photos from a UK ad campaign celebrate postpartum bodies–and we’re here for it

Advertisers have discovered the power of reflecting our reality back to us.

Updated Dec. 03, 2021

My daughter, there’s so much more to you than being ‘pretty’

The weight of the question was heavy and the answer far too complex.

Updated Jan. 25, 2019

To the mama who wants to eat all the holiday treats: You’re not failing

When you've given yourself permission to eat, including all those sweets and treats that are normally off-limits, they suddenly lose their power over you. And when food doesn't have power over you, you will have freedom to live a life that isn't bound by what you can and cannot eat.

Updated Mar. 17, 2025

What will happen if I never lose another pound?

If I never lose a pound I can still hug my kids, I can jump in the water, I can wear a red dress.

Updated Nov. 13, 2018
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