Blog – Tagged "body image"– Just Girl Project

Have you Been Personally Victimized by Tik Tok Diet Culture?

Diet culture hasn’t died. It hides beneath the aesthetic of health and fitness, and weaves its way into every realm of our lives. Every few years, a new wave of toxic diet culture stealthily resurfaces, through the guise of healthy,...

Do I Meet the Beauty Standard?

Have you ever looked at your reflection and hated the person staring back at you? Honestly speaking, I have done this before, and it destroys my self-esteem. I rip apart my face. My body. Everything. Society feeds on our insecurity,...

The Truth Behind Skinny Shaming

We’ve all heard of fat shaming, and most people know someone who’s been fat shamed, or maybe you’ve had a personal experience with fat shaming. But when it comes to the lexicon of body image, have you heard of skinny...

How to Escape the Toxic Side of Social Media

Social media can be a positive, uplifting place at times, and then it can be a dark hole at other times. When it comes to body positivity and mental health, social media is often detrimental. Social media wants us to...

Losing my Safety Blanket to Alopecia

My name is Chloe, I’m 15 years old, and I have alopecia. Alopecia is basically a fancy word for hair loss. It's an auto-immune disease where your immune system attacks your hair, thinking it’s a virus or foreign body. I’ve...