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In Our Own Skin

A MULTICULTURAL COLLECTION ABOUT BODY IMAGE

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February 26, 2020

Find Your Own Reasons

February 26, 2020/ Sam Hernandez
Find Your Own Reasons

You have to find your own reasons to overcome the negative way you see and feel about yourself.

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February 26, 2020/ Sam Hernandez/
Body Image, Mental Health, Physical Health, Social Health
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December 05, 2018

Searching Through Words

December 05, 2018/ Samantha Nilsson
Searching Through Words

Do you ever just read or hear something and immediately the connection you have with it is soul-affirming?

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December 05, 2018/ Samantha Nilsson/
Body Image, Mental Health, Physical Health, Social Health
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November 28, 2018

The Next Generation

November 28, 2018/ Samantha Nilsson
The Next Generation

When do children stop trying being themselves and start striving to be like others, judging those who are not alike?

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November 28, 2018/ Samantha Nilsson/
Body Image, Mental Health, Physical Health, Social Health
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November 14, 2018

A Beautiful Orchestra

November 14, 2018/ Sam Hernandez
A Beautiful Orchestra

You never know who deals with the same things you do. Anything you’re going through can be worked through.

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November 14, 2018/ Sam Hernandez/
Body Image, Mental Health, Physical Health, Social Health, Suicide Prevention
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November 07, 2018

Pregnancy Body: A New Experience

November 07, 2018/ Samantha Nilsson
Pregnancy Body: A New Experience

Every woman looks differently, grows babies differently, and experiences pregnancy and childbirth differently.

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November 07, 2018/ Samantha Nilsson/
Body Image, Mental Health, Physical Health, Social Health, Pregnancy
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October 31, 2018

In Limbo

October 31, 2018/ Ilse Fierro
In Limbo

My mental and physical health remains in a constant state of limbo; some days are better than others.

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October 31, 2018/ Ilse Fierro/
Body Image, Mental Health, Physical Health, Social Health
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October 10, 2018

The Human Experience

October 10, 2018/ Samantha Nilsson
The Human Experience

What rings true for so many parents is the desire to protect our children from the things we’ve struggled with ourselves.

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October 10, 2018/ Samantha Nilsson/
Body Image, Mental Health, Physical Health, Social Health
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September 19, 2018

One Step at a Time

September 19, 2018/ Troy Arnold
One Step at a Time

Getting fit is hard. Even tougher is getting back into shape after falling out of a routine.

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September 19, 2018/ Troy Arnold/
Body Image, Mental Health, Physical Health, Social Health
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September 05, 2018

You're Enough: Reflections on the Journey to Self-Love

September 05, 2018/ Samantha Nilsson
You're Enough: Reflections on the Journey to Self-Love

You can choose to see the beauty and strength in yourself and others, because we all have it.

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September 05, 2018/ Samantha Nilsson/
Body Image, Mental Health, Physical Health, Social Health
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August 15, 2018

Make Movement Your Own

August 15, 2018/ Samantha Nilsson
Make Movement Your Own

Remember when movement consisted of having fun? This is what movement should be like, always.

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August 15, 2018/ Samantha Nilsson/
Body Image, Mental Health, Physical Health, Social Health
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July 25, 2018

Body Kindness: Starting the Conversation

July 25, 2018/ Samantha Nilsson
Body Kindness: Starting the Conversation

The things that negative body image steals from us on a daily basis is something we shouldn’t have to accept.

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July 25, 2018/ Samantha Nilsson/
Body Image, Mental Health, Physical Health, Social Health
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July 18, 2018

The Shirt

July 18, 2018/ Sam Hernandez
The Shirt

I wanted to feel what the fresh air was like, and it was truly liberating.

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July 18, 2018/ Sam Hernandez/
Body Image, Mental Health, Physical Health, Social Health
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June 27, 2018

Being Bourdain: Using the Comfort of Food to Better Yourself & Others

June 27, 2018/ Troy Arnold
Being Bourdain: Using the Comfort of Food to Better Yourself & Others

Sharing a meal is just as much an opportunity to talk, as it is to listen.

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June 27, 2018/ Troy Arnold/
Body Image, Mental Health, Physical Health, Social Health
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June 20, 2018

Taking Back My Body

June 20, 2018/ Samantha Nilsson
Taking Back My Body

For a long time I thought being thin was the key to my happiness. It wasn’t.

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June 20, 2018/ Samantha Nilsson/
Body Image, Mental Health, Physical Health, Social Health
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June 13, 2018

Success and Pain, Pride and Shame

June 13, 2018/ Sam Hernandez
Success and Pain, Pride and Shame

There have been a lot of struggles in my life, especially when it has come to loving myself.

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June 13, 2018/ Sam Hernandez/
Body Image, Mental Health, Physical Health, Social Health
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May 02, 2018

Introducing: In Our Own Skin

May 02, 2018/ In Our Own Skin Team
Introducing: In Our Own Skin

Starting a conversation around the complexities that come with varying perspectives of body image.

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May 02, 2018/ In Our Own Skin Team/
Physical Health, Mental Health, Social Health, Body Image
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