body positivity
"I avoided the mirror when I undressed so that I didn’t have to notice the growing number of large, protruding bumps."
“It’s just plain hard to unhear the words and unbelieve the beliefs I absorbed at such a young age.”
"I thought of the mental gymnastics leading up to Thanksgiving, preparing for the inevitable barrage of food and body comments that family gatherings guaranteed."
The Black Doves star was "torn apart," Florence says.
"I wasn’t sure what to do. I prayed no one else in the line noticed what was happening."
Not everyone fancies a 'perfect body', so where does all this pressure come from?
"My three-year-old old daughter is really into her dolls at the moment and I try hard to give her a diverse and body-inclusive mix of Barbies."
Expect your child to be critical of their image at some point, but that doesn't mean you have to accept it.
“I don’t know how to even explain the amount of anger that I’m feeling right now."
"All bodies are valid and we have the right to enjoy life as we are, without guilt or shame."