While I was writing my latest book “Adultish: The Body Image Book for Life,” I had an opportunity to interview Abby (24 years old), who told me, “Growing up, I can’t remember a time I when I wasn’t ...

If you are overweight or have obesity, a healthy body image is important. Here’s how body image affects weight loss, plus ways to get a more positive body image. By: Hallie Levine Destiny Murtaugh ...

Body image is complicated, and there seems to be a whole lexicon of terms to use when we talk about how we see and feel about our bodies. This alphabetical guide can help. Body image is a key ...

Adolescence can be a tricky time for teenagers and their parents, and one challenging aspect is body image. Teens who have negative thoughts about their bodies are at higher risk for self-esteem ...

This is the first post in a series. Quite often, body image is discussed as if it were an issue that resides in and belongs only to the individual person. And because it is often seen as a personal ...

Social media could be sparking the change for women, expert says. When the saying, “strong is the new skinny” exploded on social media, it seemed like a positive step forward for female body image.

Most of the time, our brains are very good at blending together input from all our senses into a seamless, unified conscious experience of “my body.” When this process of integrating different sensory ...

We now live in a world where previously unimaginable weight loss outcomes are becoming routine. Thanks to GLP-1 medicines such as Wegovy and Zepbound, physical changes previously seen only through ...

As early as age 3, some girls begin to exhibit a heightened awareness of their physical appearance. This early awareness raises questions about societal influences and ways to foster a healthy body ...

Daughters are powerfully influenced by their mothers. They are regularly compared with their mothers, too. From the habits and talents that we share with our moms to how our daughters physically ...