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Kardashian curves: M&S launches £28 bodysuit with exaggerated hip padding
By Chloe Mac Donnell

The ‘hip boost’ aims to create hourglass silhouette, much like Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand’s padded shorts

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/sep/05/kardashian-curves-ms-launches-28-bodysuit-with-exaggerated-hip-padding

#Fashion #MarksSpencer #KimKardashian #Retailindustry #Business #UKnews #Bodyimage #TheGuardian #ChloeMacDonnell

Kardashian curves: M&S launches £28 bodysuit with exaggerated hip padding https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/sep/05/kardashian-curves-ms-launches-28-bodysuit-with-exaggerated-hip-padding #Fashion #MarksSpencer #KimKardashian #RetailIndustry #Business #UkNews #BodyImage

https://www.fogolf.com/1372787/maga-is-using-kai-trump-and-usha-vance-to-soften-trumps-anti-woman-image-dont-be-fooled/ MAGA Is Using Kai Trump and Usha Vance to Soften Trump’s Anti-Woman Image. Don’t Be Fooled. #BodyImage #DonaldTrumpAndTheTrumpAdministration #family #JdVance #Kai #KaiMadisonTrump #KaiTrump #KaiMadisonTrump #KaiTrump #Madison #MediaRepresentation #SocialMedia #trump #YoungWomenAndGirls

Can't stop fixating on the way you look? Four mental exercises to help ground yourself, per a psychologist

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/28/nx-s1-5946751/cant-stop-fixating-on-the-way-you-look-these-4-mental-exercises-may-help

#wellness #bodyimage #mentalhealth

People’s bodies are changing in the age of Ozempic. How are we meant to talk about it?
By Madeleine Aggeler

Discussing people’s bodies can be fraught. We asked eating disorder experts how to do so – or not – responsibly

https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/aug/25/ozempic-glp-1-experts-body-conversations

#Wellactually #Lifeandstyle #Weightlossdrugs #Bodyimage #Health #Healthwellbeing #Socialmedia #TheGuardian #MadeleineAggeler

Being nude in public can make us feel better about our bodies

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260820-how-social-nudity-can-boost-your-body-image

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49410074

#HackerNews #bodypositivity #socialnudity #mentalhealth #selfacceptance #bodyimage

'We're all gonna make it': What gymbros are getting wrong about Zyzz
By Myles Houlbrook-Walk

The early social media phenomenon around Aziz Shavershian may seem like a precursor to some of the uglier corners of the internet, but the late bodybuilder's brother says they preach a different message.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-23/zyzz-poster-boy-documentary-manosphere-looksmaxxing/107052896

#SocialMedia #BodyImage #InternetCulture #Sport #MylesHoulbrookWalk

‘I don’t always go full banana!’ From the yellow man to a playful shrink, stylish people on what they wear every day – and why
By Ellie Violet Bramley

How does a rabbi choose her shoes? Why does a psychoanalyst like slogan tees? And why does a doctor avoid wearing scrubs at work? Seven striking dressers share their surprising style stories

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/aug/16/stylish-people-what-clothes-wear-every-day-why

#Fashion #Lifeandstyle #Mensfashion #Vintagefashion #Bodyimage #Healthwellbeing #TheGuardian #EllieVioletBramley

‘You’re a 4 out of 10’: the troubling rise of AI appearance ratings
#AI #Youth #Tech #BodyImage #MentalHealth #Looksmaxxing #SocialMedia #OnlineSafety #EatingDisorders #DigitalHealth #BodyDysmorphia #MuscleDysmorphia
https://the-14.com/youre-a-4-out-of-10-the-troubling-rise-of-ai-appearance-ratings/

💃 With the current discussion happening on celebrity body image, we are pointing out hashtag#ExpertSpotlight towards #AdelaideUni's Dr Sophie Dahlenburg-Grzeczkowski

🧑‍🤝‍🧑Sophie's research has a focus on body image/eating disorders and the intersection of sexual and gender minorities.

✨ More info here: https://www.scimex.org/experts?name=sophie-dahlenburg&a=891259

#science #eatingdisorder #gender #bodyimage

How online doom scroll of 'toxic fitspo content' led to eating disorder
By Isabella Ross

An avalanche of "toxic fitspo content" online was the catalyst for Isabella Charon's eating disorder, but what kickstarted it had been her time within the modelling industry.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/butterfly-foundation-negative-body-image-new-research-emerges/106982830

#BodyImage #MentalHealth #EatingDisorders #IsabellaRoss

💙 Self-Esteem, Confidence & Body Image Awareness | School Presentation | Classes 6–12 – Help students build confidence, develop a positive self-image and overcome unhealthy comparisons. Free PDF for Teachers & Schools. 👉 https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/self-esteem-confidence-body-image-awareness-pdf-presentation-for-school-teachers-and-students-in-class-6-to-12-pdf/288953910 #SelfEsteem #ConfidenceBuilding #BodyImage #StudentWellbeing #MentalHealth #Teachers #SchoolEducation #LifeSkills #Class6to12 #IndiaTutor

The one change that worked: I learned to love my arms – after decades of hating and hiding them
By Amy Annette

It took a heatwave to get me to shed my shame and my sleeves, but now there’s no stopping me. Life is cooler in every way

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/aug/03/the-one-change-that-worked-learned-to-love-my-arms-body-confidence

#Lifeandstyle #Bodyimage #Health #Healthwellbeing #Society #Fashion #TheGuardian #AmyAnnette

The brief life and sudden death of Zyzz: why did the bodybuilding influencer die at just 22?
By Jenny Valentish

Long before looksmaxxers, Aziz ‘Zyzz’ Shavershian was famous online for posting workouts and rage-bait – until he died in Thailand in 2011. A new documentary reveals what really happened

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/02/the-brief-life-and-sudden-death-of-zyzz-why-did-the-bodybuilding-influencer-die-at-just-22

#Australianfilm #Film #Documentaryfilms #Culture #Bodyimage #Healthwellbeing #TheGuardian #JennyValentish

Self-Esteem, Confidence & Body Image Awareness Educational Video for School Students in Classes 6–12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0DvCyrjL7U #SelfEsteem #Confidence #BodyImage #MentalHealth #LifeSkills #SchoolStudents #StudentWellbeing #PositiveThinking #EmotionalWellbeing #BullyingAwareness #AdolescentHealth #TeenMentalHealth #SchoolCounselling #ValueEducation #Classes6to12

BBC: YouTube still recommending eating disorder videos to teens, research finds. “The Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) set up a simulated account for a 13-year-old girl viewing unsafe diet and body image content for the first time. It found one in 10 videos recommended by YouTube’s Up Next algorithm featured thinspiration, extreme calorie restriction or other harmful material, although […]

Lizzo answers her critics: ‘I’m a fat, black, happy girl – they were always going to try to tear me down’ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jul/11/lizzo-interview-answers-critics-accusations-fat-black-happy-girl-tear-me-down #Lizzo #PopAndRock #Rb #Hiphop #Rap #Soul #Music #Culture #BodyImage #LifeAndStyle

Book Review: Oddbody by Rose Keating

Rose Keating’s debut short story collection, Oddbody features macabre body horror tales with funny, dark and unexpected twists and turns.

Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Genre: Simon & Schuster

Publisher: Short Stories, Horror, Literary Fiction, Speculative Fiction

Review in one word: Macabre

The title Oddbody is a strong signal about what lies between the covers as this collection of short stories: macabre body horror with funny and unexpected twists and turns. In the title story, a woman navigates a codependent relationship with a ghost. In “Squirm,” a daughter must tend to her father who is a man-sized squishy worm devouring himself from the inside out. If this sounds super weird…well it really is…but in a fascinating kind of way I can guarantee you!

“Pineapple” introduces a woman who makes the startling choice to have feather wings surgically attached to her back. In “Eggshells,” a waitress gives birth to an egg during her breakfast shift. These narratives are weird, fun, playful forms of body horror that anyone who loves weird fiction will savour and really love. I don’t think I’ve ever read a book quite like this, and it’s a unique and fresh take on the weird that draws me in here.

The overarching theme of Oddbody is the body itself—as a corporeal site of horror, desire, transformation, and liberation. Keating puts a powerful lens on the body anxieties that women and men have and she’s brutally honest and creepy in a way about it all. The stories are vividly rendered and enjoyable. I found this collection to be masterfully crafted, funny and so much fun to read! I would highly recommend you read it.

Rose Keating is a writer from Waterford, Ireland. She is a recipient of the Curtis Brown Prize and the Marian Keyes Young Writer Award. This collection Oddbody is a bold and surreal descent into a strange netherworld with characters who are grotesque, strange and the tender all at once. I highly recommend this collection if you want to disappear into strange corporeal places you never imagined existed!

Content Catnip

The Loveliest

The woman 
with a 
double chin 
and fat fingers
around plastic bags 
plops down 
in the seat
across the aisle 
and blocks 
my view of the
goddess 
whose magazine 
is filled with 
clothes
she'd fill out 
quite nicely.

The pretty 
and the ugly 
sit side by side
and I wonder 
who is 
the loveliest 
in God's eyes.

February 22, 2002

💄 Remember the catalogs? The Angels? The dream they sold? ✨
What did Victoria’s Secret teach a generation of women about beauty… and what are we rethinking today?
Read the full story here: 🪽 https://shorturl.at/XDUdO
#WomenAndCulture #beautystandards #victoriassecret #FashionHistory #jax #leswexler #JeffreyEpstein #BodyImage #bodyissues

#bodyimage #health #fatloss #longevity #wellbeing #healthylifestyle #weightloss #nutrition #fatburner #fatburn #dietitian #fat2fit #fitness #bodypositivity https://mastodon.social/@biohackingpathway/116872045785511333

Adult Braces: Driving Myself Sane

"A road trip through rock bottom, revelation & the wild relief of reimagining what a life can hold"

Sale: $29 to $4.99

by Lindy West
Rating: 4.1/5 (299 Reviews)

#books #memoir #feminist #humor #travel #roadtrip #women #booksky #selfgrowth #bodyimage #kindle

Adult Braces: Driving Myself S...

Saccharine (2026)

Saccharine (2026)

A medical student who is self-conscious about her body starts taking an unknown pill – a strange sort of capsule – to lose weight. This decision triggers an unexpected and terrifying side effect, unleashing a supernatural force that increasingly takes over her daily life.

Yet another Australian film I didn’t like. Seriously!!! I think that within the first three-quarters of an hour, I already knew I was going to give this film a very low rating. My disappointment is all the greater given that the theme of eating disorders, within the context of a horror film, seemed quite innovative in the 2020s. The film does feature a few very beautiful shots, particularly of bodily fluids and the interior of bodies. Yes, unfortunately it’s reminiscent of The Substance (2024), which I hated. The film’s main flaw is that it’s a mix of Coralie Fargeat’s film and Grave (2016), which I didn’t like at all either. That’s saying something! Two female directors I can’t stand. As for Grave, it’s the carnal aspect centred on food that puts me off.

The film might have been more successful if it had been cut by a good half an hour. As it stands, it’s rather repetitive and very boring. The storyline centred on the heroine’s family, which is very interesting, would have deserved more screen time. Two parents doing their best, but their best isn’t very high. Between the father, who struggles to do anything, and the mother, who goes overboard. In fact, she reminded me of my own worries. Those mothers who are always wanting to tidy and clean their children’s bedrooms without realising that they’re intruding on a private world they can’t possibly understand. We throw things away and clean up without realising that this mess might have had its own significance, symbolic or otherwise.

We know that stories about weight will attract an audience, just as we know it’s just as easy to have a hit with a film about money. Like when people come into a fortune and decide to keep it to themselves without telling anyone else. So it’s the same with stories where someone finds a miracle solution for losing weight. These are indeed constant, permanent and eternal problems for people in our society. What a sad world!

This film is, of course, rather despicable. The subject matter is repulsive, especially when you discover what’s in the so-called miracle pills. The atmosphere is as grim as you could wish for. The lead actress is truly unsettling, which does, however, demonstrate a certain talent.

But there comes a point where it all gets completely ridiculous, and from that moment on, I gradually lost interest. It hadn’t really managed to hold my attention right from the start.

At least this film doesn’t really make you fancy a bite to eat. That’s the cool thing about it if you’re watching it with the aim of losing a few kilos! Saccharine offers nothing particularly meaty or substantial to sink your teeth into.

Forrest Gump says “Life is like a box of chocolates”, but not quite so for obese people. It’s glaringly obvious that this film lacks subtlety.

We can add a third film that I hated to the list of what this film reminded me of. Indeed, Antiviral (2012) by Cronenberg Jr, Brandon, can round off my list of a quartet of despicable films to avoid. Except for the most twisted among us, of course. Fans of the macabre, gore and grim, sickening atmospheres can rush headlong into these films without hesitation.

If the plot invokes the miracle weight-loss pill, the filmmaker would do well to find the formula for a successful pace, surprise and dramatic tension – essential ingredients for concocting genuine intellectual satisfaction. Natalie Erika James, an American, Australian and Japanese director, screenwriter and producer, is no doubt trying to show that she can shock and disgust even more than men, whilst thinking she’s doing a better job. But with slow service and bland food, it’s a definite NO!

The trio of leading actresses do a fine job. Midori Francis, Madeleine Madden, and Danielle Macdonald are quite good, but Danielle Macdonald is excellent. I would have loved to see more of her in this film. All her scenes are the best in my opinion.

Somewhere between body horror and a ghost film, Saccharine, Natalie Erika James’s third feature film, suffers from a thematic overload, tackling themes such as the cult of thinness, eating disorders and female desire. The sweetness is there, as are the intentions, but it doesn’t quite hit the spot.

⭐

Bob's Burgers making me cry because I wish my parents had been as gentle and understanding as Bob and Linda are (ultimately, after the episode drama resolves, and Linda figures out HEY I DON'T NEED TO PROJECT MY BODY INSECURITY AND MY MOTHER'S JUDGEMENT AND SHAME ONTO MY OWN DAUGHTER).

That would have been so nice. Instead of what I got. Being accused of choosing a SLUTTY HAIRCUT.