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JLO & Marc Anthony, Great Coparents

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Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony were spotted with 5-year-old twins Max and Emme in Los Angeles, Calif. on Wednesday (June 19). Putting on a united front for their kids, the friendly exes attended an event…
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Lizzie Velasquez Rises Above Bullying

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It’s hard not to stare at Lizzie Velasquez, but she’s used to it. People have been staring at her since she was a baby growing up in Austin, Texas. The 24-year-old has a rare medical condition that prevents her from gaining weight. She has…
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Making Depression Your New Best Friend

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Depression can be life-changing. It’s not your average case of the Mondays, or a bad hair day. It’s not sadness, or short bouts of typical depression brought on by life’s circumstances. It’s feeling like your body is made of lead,…
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Self-Esteem: How I Went From Ugly Duckling to Beautiful Swan

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UPDATED August 1st, 2016 If you’ve ever wondered how a good looking, successful woman could suffer from poor self-esteem, the answer may lie in her childhood. I am living proof of that, and fortunately evolved from an insecure young girl…
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Body Image: How to Love Your Body Just the Way it Is

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Who hasn’t felt bummed at the supermarket checkout, reading headlines and admiring those “after” pictures for Get a Great Summer Body in Just 3 Weeks articles. The woman in the photo spread didn’t go on a diet to look like that and…
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Victoria’s Secret Model’s Empowering TEDx Talk

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In this fantastic TEDx talk entitled Image is Powerful—supermodel Cameron Russell, who has spent a decade strutting her stuff for the likes of Victoria’s Secret and Vogue, pulls back the glamorous curtain on the modeling industry. More than…
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Why Older Women Are Still Attractive

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Older women are attractive and sexy. More and more starlets over 40 are topping the lists of “most beautiful” celebrities. Is the world finally waking up to the beauty of older, confident, experienced women? There are plenty of examples…
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10 Pleasures of Being Single on Valentine’s Day

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Valentine's Day looms. Oh, that day when lovers have dinner together at fancy restaurants and give each other mushy gifts. Despite its commercial aspects, El Día de Los Enamorados is a date that arouses a twinge of longing in the hearts of…
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Preventing Eating Disorders in Girls

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When you suffer from an eating disorder, it permeates your entire life. Everything, in some way or another, revolves around food and eating (or not eating, as the case may be). For me, it took years of suffering to recognize that I was sick,…