All posts tagged: Body Image

8 Women Over 50 Share Makeup-Free Photos To Normalize Aging Without Botox Or Fillers

8 Women Over 50 Share Makeup-Free Photos To Normalize Aging Without Botox Or Fillers

Published by Jenni Sidey

To be 50 is to enter an empowering realm of womanhood. Many women say that at this age, they feel more comfortable in their own skin, finally feel the confidence they always wanted, and embrace the power to love themselves with zero filters. The no-makeup look continues to be embraced as a higher standard of beauty, the new natural. Do women in their 50s without makeup become a more authentic version of themselves — or are they giving up on the tools (Botox, fillers, lasers, surgery) that are right there waiting to be used and appreciated? It all depends on the person. Some of us refuse to leave our homes without some tinted moisturizer, a touch of lipstick, or maybe some mascara. Others wonder why we put in all that effort, money, and time just to take away from the beauty nature already gave them. To figure out what was going on, we talked to a few friends in their 50s and learned a lot about how these women feel about themselves with and without makeup. Women over 50 …

Watching Minutes Of Fitness Videos On Social Media Is Enough To Make A Man Feel Insecure

Watching Minutes Of Fitness Videos On Social Media Is Enough To Make A Man Feel Insecure

Published by Jenni Sidey

It’s no secret that scrolling social media can have a negative impact on a woman’s body image. But what’s not as widely publicized is that it impacts men, too. A study published in the journal Body Image found that for young men in particular, watching just a few minutes of fitness content on socials can leave them feeling insecure, affecting their mental and emotional well-being. The TikTok content wasn’t just about watching guys lift in a gym, either. It was anything regarding body image, supplements, and overall fitness. Watching less than 3 minutes of fitness videos on social media is enough to make a man feel insecure. Natali Skripnikova | Shutterstock Based on the study’s findings, researchers found that young men scrolling through TikTok who spent less than 3 minutes watching fitness-focused videos felt much less satisfied with their body image. It’s not much different than women watching beauty content, but it speaks to the fact that comparison culture is wreaking havoc on the confidence of anyone who engages with social media, even if it’s …

How I Learned To Embrace My Face After Cancer Surgery

How I Learned To Embrace My Face After Cancer Surgery

Published by Sam Flores

I awoke from an 11-hour surgery at University of California San Francisco Medical Center to find that my otolaryngologist had removed not only half of my nose but also half of my upper lip, muscle and bone from my right cheek, the shelf of my right eye, six teeth, and part of my hard palate. As I tried to shift my body in the bed, I noticed a tug pulling at me from my chest. I looked down to see that a long tube of tissue was suspended from my cheek and attached to my chest. I gasped! “Help!” I cried out to whoever was still in the ominously dark recovery room. A nurse appeared and calmly explained what had transpired during surgery. I learned that I had a full-thickness skin graft that would be needed to fill in the tissue that had been removed from my cheek, nose and upper lip. Seeing my face in a mirror at that moment would have been too much to handle. I took a deep breath as my …