body shaming
Tales posts tagged body shaming.
Early, Quiet, Invisible: How Childhood Traumas Built My Daily Habits
I have spent most of my life navigating the world as a big girl, and when you grow up in a body that society constantly tells you is “too much,”…
Standing Tall: My Journey From Scouting Chairs to Owning the Room
For as long as I can remember, I have been the “big and tall” girl. While other girls seemed to effortlessly blend into the background or fit neatly into standard…
Battle with the body – XXI- Education and awareness missing.
When “Just Eat Less” Isn’t Enough: Why Family Needs to Get Educated on Weight We’ve all been there. A loved one is overweight, and the dinner table conversation becomes a…
Battle with the body – XX- Self-confidence & plus size.
Curvy Brides Boutique: Where Confidence Meets the Perfect Dress Even though am not into the whole marriage or wedding, I Love the wedding dress-based show series- “Say Yes to the…
Mothers & daughters..
I enjoy watching these wedding dress shows [TLC] and one of them is excusive to curvy girls. The boutique is run by two women who do an amazing job helping…
Battle with the body – XXI- Disorders
Today morning while scrolling through twitter, came upon this tweet thread and it blew my mind away.. It is about Body dysmorphic disorder [BDD], a real disorder where people are…
Battle with the body – XX- Perceptions!
So, its been a while since I wrote about this topic… Doesn’t mean things are happy dandy and people have changed. I guess I have just found that it is…
Battle with the body – XIX- plus size shopping -I
If you told me a decade ago that I would have a wardrobe that had plenty of T-shirts, tops, jeans, pants and dresses, I would have laughed at you and…
Battle with the body – XVIII- The People…
“Surround yourself with people who make you happy. People who make you laugh, who help you when you’re in need. People who genuinely care. They are the ones worth keeping…
Battle with the body – XVII — Not just humans..
[Image: https://thecuriousbrain.com] Every time I see one of those dogs on a treadmill video, I wonder if the dog is made to run/workout or if it is on the machine…
Battle with the body – XVI — Compliments and reactions…
Incident 1 You are waiting for your friends, walking up & down the mall…. They message saying 5mins… And then you see them walking towards you, you proceed to walk…
Battle with the body – XVI — The Age..
We are all different.. This extends to physical, emotional and mental frameworks! The sooner we accept this the happier we will be.. I get that we are all in some…
Battle with the body – XV – Unsolicited advice..
A person I knew from donkey’s years ago _ “Hi, You should wear full sleeves, it will thin you down” A friend’s aunt in the elevator – ” hi beta…
Battle with the body – XIV – Conditioning of the mind!
Few weeks back, a post by a lady I follow caught my eye and had my attention as well. It is something that I have been talking about on the…
Battle with the body – XIII
So, couple of days back while sitting at a coffee shop, I observed two people talking in the table nearby. There was quite a bit of animated head nodding and…
Battle with the body – XII getting published!
If you have been following my posts on “Body Shaming“, you will know that I have grown up facing the wrath of many, smirks of too many to remember and…
Battle with the body- XI
So, I was away for a good two weeks enjoying myself.. This was a sort of Birthday gift to myself, I had planned this trip June – July and was…
Battle with the body- X
Right from my childhood days, I have noticed that kids were/are the cruelest. No, I am not saying kids are evil or any such unforgivable thing… Am referring to how…
Battle with the body – IX
1) Few weeks ago, while on Twitter, I stumbled upon an article that led to some snooping around till i finally found the profile connected to it..
Battle with the body – VIII
Sorry, it has been a while since I wrote the next post in this series… Just been busy with life- aka no internet or mobile connectivity..
Battle with the body – VII
So am on a holiday in a different city now. A city that has a reputation of being ultra cool and the place to be in if you wanna have…
Battle with the body – VI
Imagine the worst thing you have gone through in life and then in the same breathe read this… A girl [of about 16 yrs of age] is walking on the…
Battle with the body – V
Everyday is a new day, and every new day brings with it few interesting experiences… Right? Well, what can I say.. This post is gonna be a bit of a…
Battle with the body – IV
From the minute you wake up in the morning till you call it a night, there are people telling you what to do, what to eat, what to wear, what…
Battle with the body – III
Well, I have received quite a few emails on this topic. Quite surprised, but am glad I have been able to give them all a platform to share on.
Battle with the body – II
It has been a few days since I started this series on Body Shaming, and I got an email last evening from a person[What a surprise, I dint think anyone…
Battle with the body – I
Scene 1 A little girl is tugging at her mom’s saree and points to a GIRL afar. The mother also looks, they share a chuckle, nudge the others in their…