self image Archives – Beautiful With Brains

5 Amazing Things That Happen When You Stop Hating Your Body

Gio — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 13:15:51 +0000

They tell you if you love your body, you’ll let yourself go It’s a lie. I take better care of my body now that I’ve accepted my fine lines, cellulite, and everything that’s “wrong” with it, than I did back when I hated every flaw. During my teen years, I’d starve myself for days so […]

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Feeling Beautiful Is A Choice. Make It.

Gio — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 13:15:14 +0000

“People always ask me, ‘You have so much confidence. Where did that come from?’ It came from me. One day I decided that I was beautiful, and so I carried out my life as if I was a beautiful girl… It doesn’t have anything to do with how the world perceives you. What matters is […]

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5 Body Image Myths, Busted!

Gio — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 13:15:46 +0000

For most of my life, I hated my body. I used to think that, if only it were perfect, then I’d be happier and have both the job and man of my dreams. And to make it perfect, I needed to hate it, to punish it into shape. Because, if I started to like it […]

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“You Look So Skinny” Is NOT A Compliment!

Gio — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:15:56 +0000

“You look so skinny!” For more than a decade, I longed to hear those words. Although I have never been fat (I’ve always oscillated between UK sizes 8-12), my curves never made me look skinny. No one ever had a problem with my big breasts, but my hips, thighs, and bum were all deemed too […]

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Get Over It, Cellulite Is Normal!

Gio — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 12:15:55 +0000

Summer is my favourite time of the year – and not just because I was born on a hot August day. I love the longer, hotter days lazily spent lying around on the beach or exploring a new park. The softer colours as nature blooms. The way life’s hectic pace slows down, shifting our focus […]

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Beauty Should NOT Hurt

Gio — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 14:15:24 +0000

You must suffer to be beautiful. How many times have you heard that? You hear it when you complain about the excruciating pain of waxing your legs. Or about the bunions and corns a day in high heels has left on your feet. Or the hunger, dizziness, and nausea you feel when you are on […]

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