No Body’s Perfect Workshop
By the age of three or four, some children have already begun to make up their minds (and even hold strong views) about how…
Tags: body image
Starting Early: Instilling a Positive Body Image for Your Children
Nowadays, social media has placed teenagers even more in the spotlight than ever before.
Love Your Body, Love Yourself: Interview With Body Positive Activist Marciel Hopkins
Are you fed up of feeling upset when scrolling your Instagram feed because of constant exposure to perfect body shapes or perfect lifestyles?
Don’t Let the Negative Effects Social Media Get You Down
These views on the negative effects of social media on young people’s self-esteem are shared by Marciel Hopkins, a body-positive activist.
Call for Chapter Proposals – Different Bodies: Disability and the Media
Book edited by Diana Garrisi and Jacob Johanssen (Communication and Media Research Institute, University of Westminster).
Magazine Representations of Black Women Need to Be More Diverse and Realistic, New Study Shows
New research from Leeds Beckett University has found that Black women are rarely featured in mainstream women’s magazines.
Appearance Matters 8 Conference
The Appearance Matters 8 conference will take place on 12–14 June 2018 in the famous Georgian Assembly Rooms in Bath, UK.
Miss Universe 2016: Body Image, Self-esteem and the Objectification of Women
Nerves were running high at the 2017 Miss Universe pageant on Sunday, 29th of January. In the end, Iris Mittenaere clinched the crown.
Ellen Albertson
Dr Ellen Albertson is a Psychologist, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Certified Wellcoach®, Mindful Self-compassion Teacher and Reiki Master who has more than 20 years experience…
Body Image and Sex for Married Couples
Our body image affects us tremendously and, although we shouldn’t, we do constantly compare ourselves to other women.