Skinny equals happy? I call bullsh#t.
As from now it's a proven fact that being skinny doesn't equal happiness. Don't believe me? Here's four pieces of evidence that'll crack this haunting myth right open. ONE: Perfect people are dying to be happy Pick one person you'd like to trade bodies with? Marilyn...
It’s seems physically impossible, but my brain is an asshole.
So I’m in a circle of friends discussing pizza toppings, but my mind takes me to a whole different dialogue: “Do I look like terrible? Probably. Why do I eat myself into looking like a chubby penguin? Look at how gorgeous my friends are. Am I a failure? I haven’t even...
Michelle Elman: we grill the ninja-princess of candid body positivity
In a world of vague self-love messages, Michelle Elman is the ninja-princess who barges in and slices through the bullshit with her hands-on BoPo tips. I first discovered Michelle Elman's account, Scarred not Scared, 10-years into my Body Positive and pretty irritated...
8 Super Super Famous procrastinators
It’s 10 PM on a Sunday and tomorrow's assignment is STILL not finished, because you just couldn’t resist watching those last 10 Youtube videos…. Let’s face it, we all procrastinate, but does the accumulation of our lost hours translate into a bleak future? Luckily,...
I tried to be ‘Barbie’ for a day, because I really can’t…
This girl does not care. She has not been on a diet in eight years. She has never followed the advice of a Youtube makeup tutorial. She rarely does her nails. She air-dries her hair regularly and uses normal soap for her face. How does it feel not, not caring what you...
We tried model Marciel Hopkins’s top (practical) Bopo tips for 7 full days!
Let's be honest, loving your squishy bits can be hard! So we asked curve model Marciel Hopkins for some PRACTICAL tips to rock BOPO all day and then we actually tested them for 7 days! Rocking body love can honestly feel like a Tekken fight in your brain between bad...
Self Care 101: 7 ways to look after your darn self in 2017
Self Care is a thing in 2017, because you actually NEED it. Here's how to avoid Breakdown Britney and take care of yourself by and Carla Mouton and Iske Conradie You have it rough sister. 2017 is not a joke. EVERYTHING is fast. Your food. Your socials. Your brain. And...
6 Things fairytales never taught you about being a teen girl
So your beloved child-reading-fairytale days didn't teach you as much about real life as you thought it did (because let's face it, we all thought a sparkly, glittery castle was the only thing we NEEDED). by Tern Pelser First off, let's just get this out of the way:...
4 Guaranteed Ways to make you look Hotter! Instantly.
Expect a major plot twist in this one. Want to feel like the hot girl for a change? Try these 4 guaranteed tricks to make any body type hot as pancakes! Disclaimer: it's NOT what you expect. by Jolene Raison Okay, we don't want you waking up every morning pinching the...
Expecting adulthood to be perfect? It won’t, but have high expectations anyway…
Have you ever felt deeply disappointed in your expectations? Alexa shares how she realised high expectations are vital to being strong and happy - even when things don't work out the way you expected them to. Dreaming about growing up I never liked being a kid. I was...