self image

 

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Beth Anderson
 
 
 
 

Body Image Statistics | October 20, 2009

54% of women would rather be hit by a truck than be fat. (www.goldinc.com/gogirls)

The average American woman is 5’4” tall, weights 140 lbs, and wears a size 12 or 14.

Barbie, the best selling fashion doll in the world, has unattainable and unhealthy body proportions. If she were alive, her waist would be smaller than patients with anorexia nervosa, and she would be unable to menstruate.

1 in 4 women have avoided engaging in a physical activity or sport because they feel badly about the way they look.

81% of 10 year olds are afraid of being fat. 51% of 9 and 10 … Read More »


 

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Stephanie Churma
 
 
 
 

Princess Principles | October 20, 2009

I am noticing a strange pattern in my personal life these days. It all started at work, when I asked a colleague for something. He replied, “Yes, princess” and smirked. Perturbed at the character assumption I just brushed it off.   Oddly enough, the next week another co-worker remarked at my supposed regal title.  I was talking to my lady Meghan about it and she just laughed and told me that I was, in fact a princess.

Pardon me?

It is my own personal belief that pseudo princesses are spoiled, pampered and not the most humble. A princess in the societal term refers … Read More »


 

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Christine Spencer
 
 
 
 

SELF MATTERS | August 12, 2008

Are you a shlumpadinka?

Do you run errands in your pajamas? Are your husband’s sweats a staple in your wardrobe? If the answer is yes, you may be a shlumpadinka. Oprah’s been using this word for years, but many people are still in the dark about shlumpadinkas.

Though this word isn’t in Webster’s Dictionary–yet–Oprah says she knows a shlumpadinka when she sees one. “I made this word up a long time ago,” she says. “It represents, for me, a woman who dresses like she has completely given up…and it shows.

Shlumpadinkas are our main target audience here. I quote one Shlumpadinka; “I took … Read More »