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Feminism demands a future free of fat shaming, body obsession and the male gaze.

I Was Body Shamed By My Parents Just A Few Hours After Giving Birth
It was only a mere few hours after I had given birth to my son and I was already body shamed. By my own parents. My dad asked “Why do you still look pregnant?” My mom agreed. She doesn’t remember having such a big belly after giving birth to me and my sisters. She apparently bounced back the minute after we were delivered.
By Alice Vuong5 years ago in Viva
The Ladybug 🐞
Let’s go back to the week after Christmas. I felt a slight change in my body that had me a bit nervous 😬 . I was sleeping more than usual, I really thought it was work because when the holidays comes it can be chaotic. So I decided that maybe it’s time that I took a pregnancy test, because I knew that was one of the signs of my increased fatigue. Three test later I was IN FACT pregnant 😳 ! Now another thing I noticed around the same time that I ignored at first was this ladybug 🐞 on my wall in my room. I looked up the meaning for it. My findings stated that ladybugs are a symbol of luck (which is like the stereotypical meaning we are mostly raised upon), protection (new to me 🤨 ), and the kicker: NEW LIFE! I dropped my phone 📱 and immediately was shook. The signs were there I just never saw them. I really had to take a moment and figure out what to do.
By Tasha Mac5 years ago in Viva
Pretty Periods
I have started a Pretty Periods the aim of the campaign is to raise awareness of period poverty in the UK. Plan international estimated that
By Trina Tuthill5 years ago in Viva
#21
#1 Getting through the time of the month without breaking up with your boyfriend, disowning your family or being an object of embarrassment.
By Olivia Anastasiou5 years ago in Viva
PCOS And Irregular Menstruation: How To Regulate Periods Naturally?
Research published in the American Family Physician journal states that, globally, 14 percent of women suffer from PCOS and irregular periods. The length of a regular menstruation cycle goes from 25-35 days. If your cycle goes shorter or longer than that, it may be a symptom of PCOS. If you feel the normal PMS (Pre Menstruation Symptoms) with no periods on the expected date, your periods might be falling into the irregular category.|
By Priyanka Sharma5 years ago in Viva
What You Need to Know About the Luteal Phase
During my teenage years and early twenties, I never once considered what was actually happening inside my body during my period. All I knew was that once a month, every month, for what seemed like my entire life — I would bleed.
By Kaushik Manavadariya5 years ago in Viva
Talk About Women’s Bodies
Hello, my name is Cleo, I’m almost 21 years old and I was never taught about my body. I was born in America to a Catholic mother and Christian father. This means that we did not go to church — but we also did not discuss puberty, sex, or anything like that. I was never told when I would develop breasts or the difference between bra types. I didn’t know what a Menstrual Cycle was or when I would get my first period. I was never given a sex talk or was told about Birth Control Methods. To be a functioning woman in society, I’ve largely had to teach myself about these things. This left me feeling repulsive and alienated for most of my teen years and young adult life — that is why I’m here to talk about my experience.
By Cleo Jarnagin5 years ago in Viva
New Year, New Me... Or Not
"Don't breathe... hold it in". It was 11 p.m. and my husband was already asleep when the blue hue of my phone began to irritate a headache that I had already had for four hours prior. "Tighten your core. Now don't breathe... hold it in". Those were the words now plastered onto my eyes as I watched an influencer's post play over and over again trying to take notes. She had posted a video on how influencers pose for photos while visiting different locations, such as the beach, in order to get the perfect shot. She was laying on the sand in a tan bikini with her flawlessly tan skin and perfect beach-wave blonde hair blowing in the wind like she was on a 'Beachbody' commercial. She had a toned body and not a single sight of cellulite or fat on her. She didn't have saddle bags weighing on her hips and she had the perfect sized chest. She, in my perspective, had the perfect female body.
By J. R. Wiebe5 years ago in Viva
Woman
I am a woman, I am a mother, a daughter, a sister, a friend, a companion, and most of all I am a part of society and a human being experiencing the world around me.
By Eve5 years ago in Viva
I Told My Best Friend She Wasn’t “Allowed” to Call Herself Fat
Like every woman, I’ve been bombarded with media and advertisements telling me I’m not good enough — not pretty enough, not skinny enough, not flawless enough (as if that even exists).
By Gillian Sisley5 years ago in Viva
(Men)-strual Cycles.
For years women all around the globe have joked that men could not handle a menstrual cycle. I happen to agree, I mean a lot of guys cannot multitask and there is the blood, cramps, pads or tampons and yes you still have to go to work. This age old discussion was recently brought to my attention when my 12 year old niece wanted to know why men don’t get a period when it’s called MENstruation, She said how can they not get it when there name is at the beginning of it. I thought that was hilarious, but more importantly after over two decades of periods why hadn’t I even thought about that. Who even decided that “Menstruation” would be the title for the process in a woman discharging blood and other materials from the lining of the uterus?
By D. Nicole Smith5 years ago in Viva
My Fourteen-Year-Old Daughter Won't Wear a Bra
My mother took me shopping for a bra at the first indication that breasts were budding beneath my sweater. The fact that she noticed was embarrassing enough — I’m not sure how I made it through the actual shopping trip.
By Alecia Kennedy5 years ago in Viva