Tag: Confidence
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Conversations with Sarah Bryan (Subject: Body Image and Coaching)
Body image activist and writer Sarah Bryan speaks about her journey to confidence and self love, offering advice for anyone who might be struggling with finding a positive self image
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Conversations with… Blogger and Influencer Jenni Dunlap (Subject: Body Image and Eating Disorders)
Sometimes you meet people online who change your life. For me, Jenni is one of them. After going from constantly being on the move travelling to working from home, my confidence was low. One day I stumbled across Jenni’s blog. From then on I began to look at my body as the vessel that had…
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Conversations with… Michelle Hopewell (Subject: Body Image in an Image Focused Industry)
When interviewing people who work in show business, I always touch upon the idea of confidence in an industry that places importance on appearance. After each of these interviews, I marvel at people’s resilience to the pressures and expectations placed upon them, but Michelle takes that to a whole new level. Michelle is someone who…
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Conversations with… Natasha (Subject: Adult Eczema, Topical Steroid Withdrawal and Confidence)
Eczema isn’t something I have ever had. My sister had it on the backs of her knees for a short period of time when she was little and I taught children who had patches of it, but as far as understanding eczema, that’s where my knowledge ends. Since starting this blog and participating in conversations…
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Conversations with… Kayleigh (Journey to Self Love)
I was first introduced to Kayleigh through the wonderful The 88 and Friends, an online platform that celebrates and welcomes everyone that she co-founded with Mrs Dani Crater. As one of half of the duo that I argue are the nicest, most positive people on the internet, it’s easy to look at Kayleigh with her…
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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…
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Conversations with… Danni Shepherd AKA Pandora Belle (Subject: Acting, Modelling and Body Image)
At a family wedding when I was younger, I was scouted a a model. I was an incredibly shy, awkward child, conscious of my birthmark and the fact that I had hit puberty young. My mum politely said no, but I have always wondered what would have happened if she had said yes. Would I…
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Conversations with… Ariel Brown (Subject: Birthmark Acceptance)
For all of the criticism of social media, I can’t deny the positive of it allowing you to find people that are like you. When I was growing up, I never really saw anyone else with a visible birthmark. There was one girl at my primary school who had one on her arm and my…
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Conversations with… Lindsay McGlone
The first interview I did for this blog with Ellie Crawshaw lead me to finding Lindsay on Instagram. She was one of the first people to cheer on Ellie and myself for the interview we did and I’ve followed her ever since then, not just because I appreciate her support but because she is a…
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