“Let me ask you something, in all the years that you have...undressed in front of a gentleman has he ever asked you… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
I have sort of a Zen body philosophy, I'm sort of like: we're one weight one day, we're one weight another day,… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
“I am, for some reason, actually happy with who I am and the muscle, the bones, and the flub that exist beneath… — Dan Pearce Copy Share Image
“A consequence of female self-love is that the woman grows convinced of social worth. Her love for her body will be unqualified,… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
“The articles were extremely eye-opening. Not just in Teen Vogue but in Seventeen and CosmoGirl as well. They were all about being… — Lisi Harrison Copy Share Image
I think subconsciously you wanted to "fit in" to the TV and film world and unfortunately that meant being petite and skinny.… — Danielle Tabor Copy Share Image
“How frequently do you look in the mirror? Does your face please you? Are you disgusted to detect familial features? Do you… — Wayne Koestenbaum Copy Share Image
The earliest issue I can remember going through was body image issues. I was a chubby little kid and I got made… — Sara Bareilles Copy Share Image
“Sadly, the signals that allow men and women to find the partners who most please them are scrambled by the sexual insecurity… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
I'm never going to starve myself for a part. I don't want little girls to be like, 'Oh, I want to look… — Jennifer Lawrence Copy Share Image
“Writers' trousers are famously unpredictable in many ways, but I haven't met another author whose trousers simply disintegrated en route to a… — A.L. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Never," enjoins a women's magazine, "mention the size of his [penis] in public...and never, ever let him know that anyone else knows… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
Anita Johnston, Ph.D., author of Eating in the Light of the Moon, taught me to look in the mirror with curiosity rather… — Jenni Schaefer Copy Share Image
“Whatever is deeply, essentially female--the life in a woman's expression, the feel of her flesh, the shape of her breasts, the transformations… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
“That said, pointing out inaccurate or unrealistic portrayals of women to younger grade school children-ages five to eight-does seem to be effective,… — Peggy Orenstein Copy Share Image
You shouldn't been pressured into trying to be thin by the fashion industry, because they only want models that are like human… — Rihanna Copy Share Image
The Drama Years is filled with heart-stirring stories, just-been-there advice from recent teens and practical, actionable tips for parents. It's full of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“We do not have to spend money and go hungry and struggle and study to become sensual; we always were. We need… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
As a physician who knows the importance of body image to our overall health, I wanted to have a way to inspire… — Christiane Northrup Copy Share Image
Since social media has become so big, body image has taken a downward spiral. Especially in surfing, because we're in bikinis all… — Coco Ho Copy Share Image
I fall into that nebulous, quote-unquote, normal American woman size that legions of fashion stylists detest. For the record, I'm a size… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
“She may resent Playboy because she resents feeling ugly in sex--or, if "beautiful," her body defined and diminished by pornography. It inhibits… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
“...compulsive eating is basically a refusal to be fully alive. No matter what we weigh, those of us who are compulsive eaters… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
“When she thinks of the toxins built up inside of her from so many years of eating carelessly, of the resentment that… — Benjamin Percy Copy Share Image
“Adult Warning Signs Lack of peer relationships outside the family Feelings of guilt or shame Difficulty with social skills such as keeping… — Jonathan Berent Copy Share Image
“Our society does reward beauty on the outside over health on the inside. Women must not be blamed for choosing short-term beauty… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
“Those were the girls she’d been most jealous of, growing up—not just the thin, fashionable ones, but the types who surfed or… — Cara McKenna Copy Share Image
“Due to Jade's fortresslike manner, which, like any well-built castle, made access challenging, girls found her existence not only threatening but flat-out… — Marisha Pessl Copy Share Image
“Your ideal weight is a collection of experiences, feelings, ambitions, and mental processes. It's a space that is fluid, ever-changing, and abstract.… — Brittany Burgunder Copy Share Image
“Sexual satisfaction eases the stranglehold of materialism, since status symbols no longer look sexual, but irrelevant. Product lust weakens where emotional and… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
“Culture alone cannot explain the phenomena of such high rates of eating disorders. Eating disorders are complex, but what they all seem… — Karen A. Duncan Copy Share Image
There's only, like, five perfectly symmetrical people in the world, and they're all movie stars, and they should be, because their faces… — Amy Poehler Copy Share Image
“Their [girls] sexual energy, their evaluation of adolescent boys and other girls goes thwarted, deflected back upon the girls, unspoken, and their… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
“The beauty myth sets it up this way: A high rating as an art object is the most valuable tribute a woman… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
“Although contemplating the nature of the body highlights its less attractive features, the purpose of the exercise is not to demonize the… — Anālayo Copy Share Image
“My dad will win, I silently countered, even as I smiled sweetly. I couldn’t wait to spike the ball right through her… — Jennifer Lane Copy Share Image
“Sometimes you need a reminder that negative comments about your body aren’t even really about your body, they’re about society and our… — Golda Poretsky Copy Share Image
“All those posters and PSAs and health class presentations on body image and the way you can burst blood vessels in your… — Megan Abbott Copy Share Image
I get so worried about girls with body image stuff And I feel like I have been able to have a fun… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
Now every girl is expected to have Caucasian blue eyes, full Spanish lips, a classic button nose, hairless Asian skin with a… — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
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