Stefan Wilhelmy created "Pearadise," which he describes as a community promoting body-positivity. A new docuseries examines ...

Founded in 1996, The Body Positive has long been committed to liberating people from society's oppression of the body.

Social media trends offer such alternatives as the slim-thick, curvy, or Pilates princess to the fit body ideal. Are women ...

A new cultural ideal for women is ultrathin and cloaked in the language of inclusivity and self-acceptance. Credit...Illustration by Leonie Bos Supported by By Amanda Hess Recently Instagram led me to ...

Positive body image refers to an overarching appreciation and respect for one’s own body—regardless of whether it meets society’s expectations for how a body “should” look and/or function. A wealth of ...

Explore the rise of Pearadise, the viral body-positive community at the center of Big Girls Wanted: Escaping Pearadise, and ...

The body-positive movement has encouraged people, especially women, to see beauty in all shapes and sizes, and it's reminded us that body ideals are culturally constructed and not based on science.

Body shaming, a prevalent issue in today’s society, deeply impacts the mental and emotional health of countless women. The culture of criticizing or making negative comments about a woman’s body, ...

Negative body image can have an impact on your health. If you live with diabetes, learning how to take a more body-positive approach may help. The long-term effects of negative body image can be ...

There's a quiet shift that happens somewhere around the sixth decade of life. It doesn't announce itself loudly. It arrives ...