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Males with Eating Disorders? It’s Worse Than You Think
You’ve seen the telltale signs of anorexia: the emaciated frame, the hollow eyes, the social withdrawal. You’ve seen more pictures of skeletal celebrities and supermodels than you can count. You may...
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Teaching Our Children About Body Image (And don’t forget the boys!)
By Dani Klein Modisett How timely that “body image,” is the topic for “Perfectly Imperfect Parents” on The Chopra Well this week because a new story of mine, “ The White Food Disorder,” is part of a...
View Article“Dove” Parody: Men Think They’re Better Looking Than They Really Are
There has been an outpouring of supportive messages surrounding Dove’s recent body-positivity ad. When it comes to body image and beauty, our community readily comes together to band behind women and...
View ArticleDown with Fat-Shaming: 8 of the Worst Ads for Self-Esteem (Slideshow)
The tragic statistics about body image and eating disorders apparently haven’t been drilled into our brains enough for us to definitively take a stand against fat-shaming. With Dove‘s recent beauty...
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Redefining Beauty and Brains as a Middle-Aged Hippie
When I was much younger people saw me as being so beautiful or so smart. Some who knew me very well, actually saw both. I strove at all costs to have my intellect be recognized as my principle asset...
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What If Barbie Reflected an Average 19-Year-Old’s Body?
If Barbie were a real woman, she would have half a liver, a head too heavy for her neck to hold up, and feet so tiny she’d have to move on all fours. The iconic Mattel doll’s proportions are so wildly...
View ArticleFormer Intent Editor Chelsea Roff Launches Indiegogo Campaign to Research...
Setting sail from Intent Blog, former editor Chelsea Roff is now pursuing a path that takes her deep into the heart of her passion: Yoga as a tool for treating eating disorders. Chelsea’s own...
View Article#OccupyYouAreBeautiful: Why I’m Camped Out On A Rooftop Yoga Mat
Right now I’m sitting on a yoga mat on the rooftop of 2309 Main Street in Santa Monica, California. Just below me is a giant red wall painted with the words “YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL,” and there are two...
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The Accident That Changed My Life (Part 2)
Click here to read Part 1. By Margaret Westley My optimism carried me through the extent of my six week hospitalization. Life in a hospital is far from easy, but amazing medical care, family, and...
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Intent Former Editor Chelsea Roff Gets “Best Shift Ever”
Photo Credit: Chelsea Roff’s Facebook page Good things happen to good people – that’s karmic belief. This week Intent’s former blog editor Chelsea Roff was the subject of Break.com’s “Prank it Forward”...
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