The Toxicity of Body Positivity
We're constantly bombarded with messages that tell us to love our bodies just the way they are, to embrace our flaws, and to strive for a positive body image. While these messages may seem well-intentioned, it's crucial to recognize that the concept of positive body image is a false goal, and here's why.
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Permission for Pleasure
The pathology of desire in our culture is worth considering how that impacts your life, specifically the role of guilt and shame that might be hardwired in. It’s not uncommon for us to see compulsive behavior as an outcome of shame cycles when human desire is pathologized, not a sign of something deeply wrong with an individual person
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How to Start Rejecting Diet Culture
Let's dive into five radical ways to divest from diet culture and embrace your authentic self. In a society obsessed with thinness and external validation, divesting from diet culture becomes an act of radical self-liberation.
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Community-Care > Self-Care
Community care recognizes that our struggles are interconnected and deeply rooted in systems of oppression and marginalization. It prompts us to view self-care through a critical lens, examining the ways in which social injustices impact our ability to care for ourselves and each other.
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