body positivity

Welcome to Ask Doctor Zac, a weekly column from news.com.au. This week, Dr Zac Turner talks the dark side of body positivity. QUESTION:Hi Dr Zac, My husband is fat, but he thinks he’s fighting fit! He’s just turned 40, and I am really…

All through 2022, we dismissed them as one-offs, well-intentioned sartorial errors we assumed would be quickly dismissed. But to everyone’s horror, low-rise jeans — tight on the hip, fitted at the crotch — are determined to live out the…

Australian commentator Mike Carlton has sparked outrage after posting several inflammatory tweets about new Australian of the Year and body positivity advocate Taryn Brumfitt.On Wednesday night, Carlton shared a news article about Ms…

Social: @nikkipebblesAge: 34Location: Queens, New YorkOccupation: Special populations personal trainer and mental performance practitioner Favorite workout song on repeat: “Break the Ice” by Britney SpearsFavorite thing to do outside of…

Each month, the SELF Well-Read Book Club highlights a timely, delightful, and crucial book on a subject that helps readers live better lives and be better people. This month, we’re reading Aubrey Gordon’s “You Just Need to Lose Weight”: And…

Riley Hemson was just 10 years old when she first made a New Year’s resolution to lose weight.The body positive influencer, based on Queensland’s Gold Coast, shared the sad resolution as she explained that in the years since then she has…

When she first started creating social media content as a teen, Karly Polkosnik had no thoughts of becoming a body positivity influencer.Now 26, Karly flaunts her curves – and encourages other women to do the same.Chatting to Daily Star,…

A body positivity advocate has shared what her body looks like in different fitting rooms to prove that a “bad body image day” doesn’t reflect reality.Queensland woman Bree Lenehan, 26, often takes to social media to remind people that…

The early 2000s trends are back, and I’m furious. Katie Holmes went viral this week for being spotted in a strapless navy dress shirt that she paired with straight-leg denim jeans and black running shoes, and all I could think was oh no!…

Canadian TikTok star Megha Thakur died “unexpectedly”, according to an Instagram post by her parents. She was 21.The TikTok star boasted over 1 million followers spread over both TikTok and Instagram, NY Post reported.“It is with heavy…