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Courtney Rattle has spent her life battling anorexia, she is now a mother to a nine-month-old daughter, Anya.

‘Absolutely brutal’: The hidden group at risk of eating disorders

Pregnancy and menopause are close behind puberty as high-risk periods for eating disorders and body image issues in women. So why isn’t more help available?

  • Lauren Ironmonger

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A new filter on TikTok allows users to create ‘chubby’ and ‘skinny’ versions of themselves.

TikTok says this AI filter is ‘hilarious’. Not everyone is laughing

A new filter released on TikTok this week has caused alarm among mental health professionals and social media commentators, who have accused users of “mean girl energy”.

  • Laura Roscioli
Fat activist Aubrey Gordon

‘Just say fat’: Why the host of this hit podcast isn’t afraid of the F-word

Fat activist and host of the podcast, Maintenance Phase, Aubrey Gordon, is the subject of a new documentary.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Bridgerton season 3.

What makes Bridgerton so bingeable? It holds men to women’s beauty standards

The one thing we’ve learned over decades of watching actors arrive on the world stage and be labelled heartthrobs is that the burden of attractiveness rests much more easily on men than it does women.

  • Zoya Patel

Social media is making us forget what skin is meant to look like

Thanks to high-definition cameras and increasingly sophisticated filters, our obsession with having perfect skin has peaked.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Our society puts too much emphasis on people’s weight - often to the detriment of those who struggle the most.

There are plenty of weighty topics we should discuss. This isn’t one of them

Unless you are an allied health care professional, or you’re seeing a professional in a health care setting, consider not talking about your weight with others.

  • Marilyn Bromberg
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More people are turning to drugs as a shortcut to building muscle.

Combatting body dysmorphia begins with teenagers

The prevalence of imagery of people with highly defined muscles is creating a false sense of comparison about normal muscle mass.

  • The Herald's View
Former tennis player, and now author and commentator, Jelena Dokic.

Jelena Dokic on abuse and resilience, body positivity and trolls

In a revealing podcast interview for Good Weekend Talks, former world No.4 tennis player Jelena Dokic opens up about the abuse she suffered at the hands of her father, her battles with online trolls, and the fight for body positivity.

  • Konrad Marshall
Think before you blab.

No ill will but you could be making your sick friends feel worse

The healthy among us seem to lose all sense of decorum when speaking with the chronically ill or visibly pregnant.

  • Hannah Vanderheide
“It bothered me for a minute,” says Taryn Brumfitt of criticism of her selection as Australian of the Year, “and then I had to move on. Because I could see how distracting all that is to your mission.”

Taryn Brumfitt and the body-positivity movement: All you need is love?

Being Australian of the Year has given the body-love campaigner a great platform for promoting her message. Do the facts back up the buzz?

  • Jane Cadzow

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/body-positivity-jlv