Body image and ethnic background
Body dissatisfaction or feeling negatively about appearance or abilities is a common experience across different racial and ethnic groups.
Read : Body image and ethnic backgroundParliamentary debate on body image
Questions about body image and how images in advertising, social and traditional media may affect millions of people are being addressed today and tomorrow in Parliament.
Read : Parliamentary debate on body imageWhen my body changed, I didn't know how to feel
My relationship with my body historically has been good, but I would say it’s because I equated being skinny to being healthy, so when things started to change, it made me feel uncertain about how I should feel.
Read : When my body changed, I didn't know how to feelHow I feel about my body as a teenager
My name is Lucy, and body image plays a very big part in a teenager’s life, like mine. I don’t find it easy to put down on paper what I feel in my head about the image I have of my body, it doesn't seem to make sense, and it doesn't feel good enough.
Read : How I feel about my body as a teenagerFacing my mirror
As part of our Mind Over Mirror campaign, Tyra opens up to you about her relationship with her skin and how this affects her mental health.
Read : Facing my mirrorHow can we protect, promote, and maintain body image?
Everyone has a right to feel comfortable and confident in their own skin and we can take small actions in our daily lives to help foster a more accepting environment.
Read : How can we protect, promote, and maintain body image?Body image in adulthood
How comfortable are adults with their bodies?
Read : Body image in adulthoodMind Over Mirror
We’ve seen a boom of information about body image in recent years with some excellent campaigns raising the profile of this challenge for so many. However, UK adults still struggle with their body image.
Read : Mind Over MirrorYou're more than a reflection
A powerful spoken word poem performed by Priscila Hernandez for Mental Health Awareness Week 2019.
Read : You're more than a reflectionOur concern about the cosmetic surgery advertising in Love Island
We believe that strategically placing cosmetic surgery adverts during programmes that target young adults and paint a false picture of perfection is not only patronising but is adding to young people’s insecurities and contributing to distress among vulnerable people.
Read : Our concern about the cosmetic surgery advertising in Love Island