Mirror self-portraits - xoJane http://www.xojane.com/list/mirror-self-portraits en Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[How Jane Pratt Forced Me To Post Pictures of Myself on the Internet and What I Learned]]>

Being forced to take pictures of myself constantly started to breed more self-confidence, and looking at those pictures, I stopped seeing the things I used to see that I hated.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/issues/i-love-taking-selfies http://www.xojane.com/issues/i-love-taking-selfies Issues Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0500 s.e. smith <![CDATA[No Mirrors For A Year -- Not In My House]]>

As a very fat woman, I find looking into a mirror and liking what I see to be one of the most empowering ways to start my day.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/healthy/no-mirrors-for-a-year-not-in-my-house http://www.xojane.com/healthy/no-mirrors-for-a-year-not-in-my-house Healthy Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:00:00 -0400 Marianne <![CDATA[I've Been in Therapy Since 1990, And I'm Totally OK With That]]>

I don't skip my pap smear just because there's nothing weird seeping out of my uterus. It doesn't make any sense that I wouldn't also keep some sort of eye on my general mental health.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/healthy/ive-been-therapy-1990-and-im-totally-ok http://www.xojane.com/healthy/ive-been-therapy-1990-and-im-totally-ok Healthy Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:00:10 -0500 Marianne