2016
Embrace follows body image activist Taryn Brumfitt's crusade as she explores the global issue of body loathing, inspiring us to change the way we feel about ourselves and think about our bodies.
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Kelly McCue, a young adult with leukemia, discusses body image challenges she's experienced since her diagnosis.
Body Image after Breast Cancer Surgery: Conversations on Survival A group of breast cancer survivors discuss accepting their body after breast cancer surgery.
Julie Charlish talks about body image issues and breast cancer from her own experience.
Video done to support and raise awareness of body image and breast cancer survivors.
I live in a culture that’s only too eager to court my vanity.
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Paige More gets real about what it was like to be a body positivity advocate who didn’t love her own body, and how she’s repairing her relationship with it now.
Knowing that all people who undergo treatment for cancer will face some sort of changes to their bodies and self-perception is both normalizing and challenging.
Where does body image come from? Can we perceive ourselves differently with a broader set of tools? What would it really be like to have x-ray vision? Beyond diagnosing illness or injury, can images of ourselves tell us more about life and ourselves? What if you could see that an accident victim...
A feminist breast cancer memoir of medical trauma, love, and how she found the strength to listen to her body. As a young, queer woman, Catherine Guthrie had worked hard to feel at home in her body.
Being diagnosed with cancer and undergoing treatment can impact a patient's mental well-being. This video discusses anxiety and general mood as it can relate to a cancer experience.
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