Content warning: discussion of disordered eating and body image issues I remember being most conscious of my widened hips and my four-inch growth spurt when standing in front of the mirror-lined wall in my gymnasium, practicing full turns and split jumps at gymnastics practice. I was surrounded by girls who…
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Campus weight stigma event: Health is not an image
We think about it when we get dressed, eat lunch, watch movies and walk down the street. Everyday we are bombarded with messages from social media, television, advertisements, peers and family members about how our bodies should look. The William Jewell College campus came together to say enough is enough…
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