For most women, the pressure to be "beautiful" is difficult, but Asian American women face a unique challenge.
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Activism can be a source of healing but may also come at the expense of re-traumatization, burnout, and frustration.
A group of young Americans from various racial and gender backgrounds discuss some of the most controversial topics regarding racial and gender identity and discrimination.
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Professor John Perry who discusses the evolution of his thinking on the problem of identity. Topics covered also include: how a philosopher thinks, philosophical thinking and public discourse, and what philosophy and humor have in common.
Artist Jamilla Okubo is using her craft to illustrate the power of Black women. Raised in Washington DC, Jamilla Okubo uses her art to give a positive visual representation of Black women. Okubo is vocal about empowering women because of her upbringing.
In the first part of The National’s series Battling Burnout, Canadian author and workplace expert Rahaf Harfoush tells Andrew Chang that pressures in the modern workplace are distorting our identities by often placing success at work at the expense of mental and physical well-being.
The term “body image” refers to our thoughts, feelings and overall attitude around how we look, how we feel and the way our body works. Breast cancer and its treatment can have a negative impact on your body image.
Treatments like surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormonal therapy can change the way your body looks, works or feels. In this video, Richard, Peter, Heather and Stacey talk about the physical effects of cancer and its treatment.
Michelle Cororve Fingeret, PhD, from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas discusses body change and body image, a common concern in cancer patients, how this impacts their lives, and empowering patients to move ahead, with Ken Miller, MD, a medical oncologist and...
Julie Charlish talks about body image issues and breast cancer from her own experience.
How can Daenerys Targaryen help us understand personal identity? Find out as Hank continues our exploration of personal identity, learning about Hume’s bundle theory and Parfit’s theory of survival through psychological connectedness.
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