Tag: appearance
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Are We Spending Too Much Time Focusing On What’s On The Outside?
I write about body image, learning to accept ‘flaws’ and how my relationship with makeup and weight has changed over time. I follow accounts that share photos embracing their curves, their acne, their stretch marks, their differences. All around me, I see people celebrating their bodies and their appearance. Growing up in a world that…
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Conversations with… Joti @vitiligo_and_me (Subject: Vitiligo and Body Image)
Growing up with a birthmark, I was always aware that I was a little ‘different’. I can recall seeing other people with visible differences like mine only a handful of times in my life. Every time I saw someone with one, it was a welcome reminder that I wasn’t strange or ugly or weird and…