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A Dilemma of Intimacy

By Anne Anlin Cheng — 2020

An Asian American writer grapples with interracial love in a time of disaster.

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Why Focusing on Yourself Is the Real Call to Action During BIPOC Mental Health Month

I’m learning that my challenge isn’t just to unlearn what my family has taught me, but to put myself in situations that would reaffirm the new lessons I was trying to replace the old ones with.

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Free the Nippleless! From Ourselves and the Shame of Living in a Society that Rarely Acknowledges Us

For women like me who lose our nipples to breast cancer, learning to love our changed bodies can be a journey.

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People Who Have a Partner with a Disability Show Love in Unique Ways

Sometimes you have to come up with unique ways to show love if your partner has a disability.

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Harnaam Kaur Wants You to Know that “Your Body Is Yours, and It’s Only for You to Experiment With”

The removal of women's body hair has been a social requirement for as long as I can remember. At age 14, I was begging my mum to let me get my eyebrows threaded and my upper lip waxed, and for her to finally introduce me to "the razor.

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The Grace Project Is Facing Breast Cancer Through Photography: “We Get to See Women Transform into Goddesses”

Despite their many visible differences, they’re bound together by more than breast cancer: They are linked through an ambitious portrait series meant to explore body image, illness and self-esteem called The Grace Project.

Eleanor J. Bader

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Learning to Accept (if Not Love) My Scar

The scar represented the loss of my younger self’s sense of invulnerability, and — no surprise — triggered a fear of death.

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‘This Will 100% Save Somebody’s Life.’ Athletes See a Turning Point for Mental Health After Naomi Osaka Takes a Stand at the French Open

Through the size of her platform, however, and her decision to choose well-being over pursuit of a Grand Slam title, Osaka offers the promise of bringing mental health awareness—both inside and outside of sports—to an entirely new level.

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Learning the Difference Between Body Image and Body Reality

How we perceive our bodies greatly impacts our self-esteem. Here are five steps you can take toward loving your body unconditionally.

Abigail Bassett

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Self Care vs. Self Love: How to Love Yourself in a Relationship

It can be easy to get caught up in your relationship, but focusing on two different concepts; self care and self love, can help you stay in-tune with yourself so that you can be more present for yourself, your partner and your relationship.

Caitlin Killoren

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I’m Not Gonna Tell You You’re Beautiful

When I said I was struggling, people would tell me I was beautiful. The world had drained out all the metrics of measuring beautiful and replaced it with scales and calorie counts.

Danielle LaPorte

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Asian American and Pacific Islander Well-Being