Respect Is Beautiful

“the hypersexualization of girls and women and subsequent degradation of our sexuality as we walk through the decades” -Ashley Judd

What do you think about this article? 

Studies show improving your body image can help you lose weight! Poor body image can lead to emotional eating and anxiety, which hinders weight loss. So focus on what you like about your body rather than what you would change.

(Information from Body Design by Tara Russell)

Grammy Award winner Adele discusses why she is not worried about her body image and why she doesn’t compare herself to other music artists. 

Janet Jackson discusses her body image issues. 

“You got to be careful what you say”- Janet Jackson

This is a great article with a list of gifts to give to OURSELVES this holiday season to help boost our body images!

Please remember this holiday season that confidence is beautiful, healthy is beautiful, and RESPECT is beautiful. 

Your Voice Counts!

A body image PSA. Remember, you are important. 

The International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals Foundation (iaedp) presents its Second Annual “Imagine Me Beyond What You See” Body Image Mannequin Art Competition. The competition was created to promote healthy awareness and acceptance of body images within the reality of a growing epidemic of eating disorders. The mannequins incorporate mixed media to help create a palette for artistic expression

The mannequins in the image above are “Erosion” and “Hear Me, Please” from last years competition. To see all the entries from last years competition, visit this site: http://www.iaedp.com/IMAGINE%20ME%202011.pdf. 

For this years competition, entries are accepted until January 15, 2012. And for more information on how to enter this years competition visit the iaedp website. 

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

Thinspo is the trend that promotes eating disorders. This is most often facilitated due to a desire to fit into societies definition of “beautiful”. The images portrayed on pro-ana and pro-mia websites are highly unhealthy and encourage women to be stick thin. 

This video is of a report that exposes pro-ana and pro-mia websites that promote thinspiration. (Caution: it does contain some shocking images)

This is a trend that needs to end immediately. 

Please remember that the confidence of embracing who you are and how you look is real beauty. Respect yourself because that is beautiful. 

Will you be brave and join the Body Peace Revolution?

stophatingyourbody:

By following this blog, I am making a promise.

• I promise that this is the first step in loving myself, all myself.
• I promise never to insult someone else merely for their appearance, everyone is different, everyone is beautiful in their own way.
• I promise to stop insulting myself, to stop…