I have struggled with an eating disorder for about a year and a half. I've hated my body when I look in the mirror, but I tried to overcome that and appreciate my flaws using these photos.
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I would say start there, start in that uncertain space. Toni Morrison said that her novels always began with a question, so what is yours? What do you want to know? What are you trying to figure out?
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My resilience and knowing that my strength resides in my voice makes me a roaring woman. Always knowing that my experience is personal yet universal.
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These stories can be a tool, a legacy to motivate your children and the future generation of how we rise from below & learn along the way. As for me, the process of depression, fear, and self-doubt the healing raises me to a confidence level that makes me feel alive.
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I feel that I am definitely on a voyage of using my voice, looking forward to having it amplified, clear and infinite, echoing. I feel my voice is being amplified at this moment with Rosario and the women of Los Angeles.
When I was a teenager, I was sexually assaulted. I always feel like I have to add ‘I wasn’t raped’ after that statement as if that makes what happened better, even though I know it doesn’t.
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Roaring means standing up for another’s justice and dignity, even when that person or group of people isn’t present. I have often experienced exclusion throughout my journey in the US due to my accent…
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“There are those memoirs that act as mirrors for us, calling us to reflect on the importance of healing, heartache, and the power of sharing your own truth. Motherland is one of those reflective books. Weaving both compassion and grit, Elissa Altman speaks to the complicated mother-daughter dynamic in a way that the reader will hauntingly recognize.” -FWWR Founder, Megan Febuary
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The majority of the companies we work with are women-owned and operated. We set out to create a solution for businesses of all shapes and sizes and with that goal we've been supported by such an amazing community.
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Starting a business is hard, and keeping a business running is harder. The only way through it is to stick with it.
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We need to start embracing our bodies just as they are, not let society define beauty and set standards for what we should look like but rather admire the fact that a woman’s body is capable of the impossible and that’s insanely beautiful!
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Every time I’ve written a song about someone belittling me or treating me badly and I perform it, I feel empowered. I feel like my voice is being heard.
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In the end it doesn't matter what anyone else is doing, it matters what you do yourself.
Fear sometimes wants to take the wheel and guide your decisions. You have the choice to do what is right and what you want.
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I would give my 10 year old self a hug and say you will be fine. I would tell her to love herself more and speak up, even if you feel like it's not enough.
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At first I was worried I would scare people, but I thought - if I die, I need these things to be known.
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I see myself removing walls that we have put between ALL plus size women in shades and sizes.
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