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What Body Acceptance Means to Me as a Disabled Woman

By Erica Mones — 2020

Internalized ableism occurs when disabled people internalize stigmatizing messages in society, like the low expectations that are often placed on those with disabilities. These expectations usually present in two ways. Disabled people are made to feel that we shouldn't go to work or school, or we're called "inspirational" simply for existing.

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Body Image Issues Can Impact Athletes at a Young Age

Body image issues are not unusual in athletes and can start at a young age. Negative consequences of poor body image include quitting sports, eating disorders, and low self esteem.

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Jeff Burtka
2019
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Body Image & Sports Involvement in College Students

Body image can be described as your personal evaluation of self and others, based on body weight, shape, size, and appearance. It is connected to self-esteem and self-worth.

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Libby Lyons
2018
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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.

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Abigail Bassett
2020
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I Had No Idea What to Tell My Daughter About Body Image. And Then She Wrote This.

Awake girls might be a little angry. But they know that the poison is outside, not inside. And they'll work to clear the air for all of us.

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Glennon Doyle
2016
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