A recent documentary on South Korean television, Bodymentary, featured five prominent female singers – Kim Wan-sun, Soyou, Han Seung-yeon, Jun Hyo-seong, and Hwasa – who shared personal experiences with eating disorders and the harmful societal pressures on women’s bodies. The singers opened up about the toll these pressures took on their mental and physical health, … Read more
GO SQUAT YOURSELF SILLY So while I did re-evaluate my overall health upon learning of the death of my neighbour, I am under no illusion that the answers lie in the prolific TikTok videos of a 20-something influencer squatting ridiculously heavy weights in sponsored athleisure outfits. While I do agree that my downward spiral into … Read more
Surrounded by racks of colourful dresses and blazers in China’s manufacturing hub of Guangzhou, plus-size clothing brand owner and influencer Amanda Yao is on a mission to promote body positivity. She is part of a small but growing number of women in China challenging restrictive beauty standards, including thinness, pale skin and childlike features. A … Read more
While Edie Stark, a San Diego-based therapist with a specialty in eating disorders, stresses that “rapid, drastic weight loss is never healthy,” she also cautions against discussing other people’s bodies, fluctuating or otherwise. “Bodies are meant to change, and gaining weight is not a failure, just as losing weight is not a prize to be … Read more
Another option is a fat transfer, which is when a doctor extracts a patient’s fat from a transfer site (usually the stomach, butt, or thighs) using liposuction, purifies it, and then injects it into the outer labia. The procedure is more expensive (it starts at around $5,000) but lasts longer because the fat that survives … Read more
(It should be noted that Graham herself said she was hesitant to participate in this show due to Victoria’s Secret’s history but was ultimately convinced by the brand’s leadership that it is committed to “embracing body diversity in a lasting, meaningful way.”) Every single time a curve model walked down that runway, my hopes would … Read more
Both Busler and Garcia know what it’s like for emetophobia to disrupt their routines—for example, both have avoided restaurants and potlucks, favoring food they prepare themselves, and they prefer not to eat foods they associate with sickness, like seafood. Busler, who works in a school, says her fear has interfered with her work, too. If … Read more
Not a single insecurity we’ve ever had about our bodies has been by accident. As far back as the 1950s, advertising brought tiny waists into fashion, a beauty standard that would endure through the “heroin chic” era of the 2000s, in which tabloids dissected celebrities’ bodies with increasingly rigorous standards and new terminology for so-called … Read more
Mandira Bedi shared her experience of becoming a mother for the first time and discussed her battles with postpartum depression. She candidly talked about the challenges she faced during this period, offering insights into her emotional struggles and the journey to overcoming them.Mandira revealed that her initial reaction to her newborn was far from affectionate, … Read more
To be an African woman is, apparently, to be curvy — but why? Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If … Read more
