Self esteem - xoJane

"Your Vagina is Repulsive" And Other Offers of Conditional Love You Should Reject

Rebecca — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:30:00 -0400

If a dude wants to tell me my vagina is repulsive, that's awesome, but he should be warned, I have sharp teeth, lock-jaw and passion for angry blow-jobs.

Everyone Else Is Doing Something Great Except Me: The Concept Of Erfolgtraurigkeit And When Our Friends' Accomplishments Leave Us Depressed

Lesley — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400

Pretty much anytime someone I know lands a new book deal, after my initial feelings of being incredibly happy for them have abated, I think, “LESLEY WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU LESLEY WHY HAVEN’T YOU SOLD A SECOND BOOK YET LESLEY.” This is Erfolgtraurigkeit.

It Happened to Me: I Was The Easy Fat Chick

Jes Baker — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:00:00 -0400

I wish that I was raised to celebrate, love, cherish and appreciate my body for all of the wonderful things that it does and is, but I wasn't.

My "Perfect" Husband Abandoned Me Twice and I Finally Figured Out Self-Esteem

Ruby Howard — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 10:00:00 -0400

When Andrew came home, I had my life back, but it was a poisoned, distorted version of the happy life I’d thought we had.

The Joys and Sorrows of Being a Fat Foreign Girl in China

Elisabeth Harker — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:00:00 -0400

"Fat” was the third or fourth word I learned in Chinese, somewhere after “hello,” “thank you” and “I don’t understand.”

HEY, COOL: We Caused Facebook to Shut Down Resurfacing of Creepy "Most Beautiful Teen" Site

Mandy — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:00:00 -0400

Holy shit, right?

Me And My "Gamble Pants"

Jenn — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:00:11 -0500

Some days, when I wake up, I just feel like playing it fast and loose with my self-esteem. On days like this, I pull out what I like to call my “Gamble Pants.”