When weight loss is framed as self-improvement or empowerment, it can blur important boundaries. For many people healing from anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating disorder, or chronic restriction, a ...

We're constantly bombarded with images and messages about how we "should" look or how fast or strong we "should" be. This pressure can make exercise feel like a punishment or an obligation to change ...

The body-positive movement has encouraged people, especially women, to see beauty in all shapes and sizes, and it's reminded us that body ideals are culturally constructed and not based on science.

When Libby Faulkner lost about 50 pounds, she began wearing tighter and smaller clothes, but not necessarily clothes that were considered fashionable. “I couldn’t put outfits together, I didn’t focus ...

A 2025 study revealed that body image shapes confidence and communication, showing that assertiveness, not just self-esteem, predicts relationship and sexual satisfaction.