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Media and Your Body Image: What You Need to Know

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We spend more time than ever using media and everywhere we turn there are messages telling us how we should look that can make us feel less confident about our appearance. While we’re probably not going to use less media, we can protect our…
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Are You Media Literate?

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It’s National Media Literacy Week, and you might be thinking, “I’m a savvy Millennial who knows everything there is to know about the Internet.” At least that’s what I thought until I read this really awesome, easy-to-use, super weapon…
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You’ve Never Seen a Pageant as Woke as Miss Peru 2018

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The world, at times, can feel like an overwhelming place and it so critical for those in the public eye to speak out against the daily injustices committed against the most marginalized.You’d expect politicians, activists, and even celebrities…
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13 Ways NEDA Community Members Are Having a Healthy, Happy Halloween!

Halloween can be a difficult time of the year for those who are struggling or who have struggled with an eating disorder. The overwhelming presence of candy and attention-grabbing costumes can often make the night feel as though it’s fueled…
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Every Body Can Dance: Body Positivity in Dance Education

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People often assume that dance training is at odds with the ideals of body positivity. I can understand why – at the professional level, dance has a longstanding reputation of requiring a very narrow ideal body shape and size and dance class…
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Poll: 68% of Twitter Respondents Believe Media Portrays Bodies “Very Inaccurately”

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On October 9, NEDA surveyed over 333 people about how accurately they felt the media portrayed people’s bodies. Of these people, 68% of respondents chose “Very inaccurately,” 24% chose “Fairly inaccurately,” 7% chose “Fairly accurately,”…
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Confident Selves for Confident Kids

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Everyone has something good inside. Some hide it, some neglect it, but it is there. -Mother TeresaI still think "self confidence" is one of the most important life skills. Self confidence means that I know my worth and innate goodness even if…
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A Parent’s Advice on Helping Kids Love Their Bodies

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I will never forget when, as a young teen, I was told by my mother’s friend, “You have legs just like your dad’s.” Many decades later I can still hear her voice and feel the sting and confusion her comment stirred in me.I had never thought…
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Happy Body Confidence Day! How Do You Honor Your Unique and Amazing Selves?

Today is Body Confidence Day, a time to honor our unique and amazing bodies and selves! We'll be celebrating on Twitter with a #NEDAchat on body positivity, diverse role models, and self-care techniques. Aerie model Iskra Lawrence, singer/songwriter…
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Instilling and Supporting Body Confidence in Men

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When I was deeply suffering from my eating disorder, I hated my body. I abused it. Worst of all, I separated myself from it. My mind became one entity and my body became another. To my mind, my body seldom did anything right. Since entering…