Many of us had childhoods that were permanently stained from numerous events of humiliation or abuse at the hands of parents, siblings, classmates, or others. Adulthood brought more disintegration of our self-esteem because of toxic, abusive relationships or other...

MEET CHELSI There's a Southern Belle from Deep East Texas that you have got to meet. Most people, especially the full-figured ones, tend to suffer from body insecurities of some sort. But the gorgeous Chelsi Moree takes a different approach on it. DEFINING MOMENTS As...

'Our world can be obsessed with opinions about appearances': Shonda Rhimes teams up with Dove to create a sisterhood that challenges beauty stereotypes Dove‘s commitment to empowering girls and women through body positivity and boosting self-esteem continues with the...

No matter how fabulous the clothes, we’ve all been there. We open our teeming closets, dressers and handy under-bed storage bins with a sigh and a frustrating thought: I have NOTHING to wear. If it happens to Carrie Bradshaw, it happens to the best of us, and this...

Lifetime’s ‘Dance Moms’ Ava Cota dances in Hudson, talks about the #13reasons4me challenge HUDSON - As a 10-year-old star on Lifetime’s “Dance Moms,” Ava Cota was often ridiculed on social media solely on the basis of her looks. “I’ve always been skinny, and I’ve...

VENUS WILLIAMS, LIZZO AND MORE TALK PLUS-SIZE FASHION Perhaps lost in the wake of the US Open's climactic close in the women's singles final, another member of the House of Williams took part in an important conversation in New York. Venus Williams joined a panel...

  This New York Fashion Week, inclusivity reigns supreme. Scores of plus-size and differently abled models were seen strutting down the catwalk in all their glory. From Christian Siriano, Chromat and Prabal Gurung to the LOFT show at the 2nd annual theCURVYCon...

What do you think of body shaming? How many times have people told you that you look fat? You don’t have a pretty face? You are too skinny? A bag o’bones? A barrel of fries? Or you should wear more makeup to look beautiful? If it had happened to you even once, then...

Show them that you're beyond what their narrow minds can see. As a not-so-girly-girl, I've been body shamed a lot of times. Sometimes for my body size and shape, the other times for the way I walk and once even for being partially blind( I have specs. Without them...

Body shaming. This is such a burning topic now a days. “Every other person in the world has reported that they have faced body shaming once in their life.” Now this report is completely made up by my imagination process because I don’t have the real reports or graphs...

Walmart says third-party bathing suit ad 'for fat girls' was a translation error SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Walmart Canada is apologizing for a now-removed advertisement promoting an item with the term “fat women swimsuit” in the title. The third-party ad for a modest,...

Danielle Savre on Body Positivity and Season 2 'Station 19' Secrets Retreat magazine had a sit down with "station 19" star Danielle Savre on body positivity. Read all about it in this Extra online edition. Inside, she talks about body positivity, remembering how the...

What do you need to build your self-confidence? For this girl's soccer team, building self-confidence is one win at a time. Scott County girls' soccer can score goals. Ten against Bryan Station, seven against Western Hills and six Wednesday night in the regular-season...

Meet Jessamyn Stanley, a 30-year-old yoga enthusiast who dispels yoga stereotypes to show that women who are all shapes, sizes, and ethnicities can practice yoga as well. You might recognize Stanley from her advertisements and commercials with Target and Kotex or...

SHARONDA GRANDBERRY Just by changing your posture in how you seat up, walk tall or speak out, you emit signals of confidence. Unfortunately, we are still living in an era where low self-esteem, insecurity, body shaming, domestic violence & bullying...