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Fabulous at 40: 7 Women Tell Us How It’s Done!

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Is 40 really the new 20? While we might not be able to rock our 20-year-old bodies, for many women, 40 is the decade when we really come into our own, with the self-confidence, peace of mind and forward vision that only age and experience…
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Fabulous at 30: 5 Women Who Love Their Decade

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Is age just a number, a frame of mind, an attitude, or all of the above? Whatever your thoughts are, we know that every decade brings something different with it. In this post, we hear from five women who are absolutely loving their 30s! VANESSA…
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From a Painful Memory, a Spina Bifida Activist Finds Her Mission

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"Yes, the past can hurt, but the way I see it, you either run from it, or learn from it." —Rafiki, "The Lion King" School should have been one of the happiest periods of my life. Instead, it was the source of my deepest pain—even now as…
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Modern Shapewear Options for Curvy Women

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Shapewear no longer means those tight, uncomfortable girdles our mothers or grandmothers used to wear. Today, there are more models and possibilities than ever before, including garments made of wicking fabric so you can rock a body-hugging…
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Why I’m Happy with My Small Breasts

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I was 13 when that life-changing moment occurred. I was at the cinema, watching “Superman.” I got my first period right there in the theater! My Spanish stepmother hugged me and congratulated me. What for? I wondered, for growing up? I…
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Inspiration Porn

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Recently, I’ve seen a lot of feedback from fellow advocates and activists in the disability community regarding what is now termed as inspiration porn. I figure it’s long been the giant, pink elephant in the room, so it’s high time…
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The Ugly One

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The Ugly One By Leanne Statland Ellis Clarion/HMH • 2013 • 240 pages Hardcover ($16.99) ISBN: 978-0-547-64023-5 Ages 9 to 12 With this work, author Ellis opens up a long lost culture as extraordinary as any found in a fantasy novel.…
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Why I Said No to Free Botox

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As much as aging is not something anyone looks forward to, it’s an inevitable process we have to either suffer through or learn to accept. At a young age, we seem to be convinced that wrinkled, older people belong to a different species…
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Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/Marisol McDonald no combina

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Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/Marisol McDonald no combina By Monica Brown. Illustrated by Sara Palacios Translated by Adriana Domínguez Children’s Book Press • 2011 • 32 pages Hardcover ($17.95) ISBN: 978-0892392353 Ages 4-8 This…