Writing by Rinny Power // Photograph by Pi Rawinad // The ABC’s of eczema include a lot of crying, a lot of pain, a lot of bandages, a heap of trips to the doctor/specialist—but they also include empathy, relatability, and acceptance.
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Writing by Zadie McCracken // Illustration by Freya Bennett // There are still days I wake up and feel so bad I want to rip out every hair on my body from its follicle. But that’s okay, because most of the time I feel just fine—and so, thankfully, does my hair.
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Writing by Maria Emrides // Illustration by Freya Bennett // It’s never too late to do things differently and to go in search of what will truly make you feel good. I know it’s going to be uncomfortable at first and will take some adjusting, but being kind to your body is a relationship worth working on and worth having.
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Writing by Zadie McCracken // Illustration by Freya Bennett // In the last few decades, incredible achievements have been made to improve and revolutionize the way society views the human body, its appearances, and its complexities.
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Writing and artwork by Emma // It was also annoying to dispose of tampons properly when you’re on a boat. If you’re lucky, you’ll get a toilet on the boat, probably a ‘marine toilet,’ where anything that goes in, goes straight out into the ocean.
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Writing by Julia Anderson // Illustration by Franz Lang // In this patriarchal culture, women are implicitly encouraged to be ashamed of their menstrual cycle and whatever comes along with it. I used to hide the fact I was buying pads or tampons.
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Writing by Elaine Mead // Illustration by April Phillips // I don’t want to be sat around at my future family gatherings, with young daughters and nieces resisting my mothers delectable, icing rich cupcakes, because of the language and images they will no doubt continue to be bombarded with, as I currently am.
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Review of My Cup Runneth Over by Freya Bennett // If you have more than a handful of boobs then you’ll know the struggle of lounging around without a bra on.
Writing by Eva Marchingo // Illustration by Karla Drama // What exactly made us all believe women don’t poo, and how far back does it go? From my research the point where it starts to become gendered is around the late 1800s.
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Writing by Fabliha Anbar // Photograph by Luiza Anderle // It’s understandably hard to navigate and balance your own insecurities about your body that you just can’t help but have. But it’s important skinny folks change their perceptions and eliminating an equation that “fat equals ugly”.
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