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Self Esteem

  1. self-love
    I Desperately Want People to Think I Am HotIt’s the most embarrassing thing I’ve ever written down.
    By Mia Mercado
  2. body image
    How I Stopped Saying Horrible Things to MyselfIf you want to love your body, you have to stop insulting it.
    By Katie Sturino
  3. ask polly
    ‘My Ex-Boyfriend Hates Me and It’s Messing Up My New Life!’You’re living inside his twisted perception of you.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  4. ask polly
    ‘I’m Scared of Failure’You’re hidden, which doesn’t help.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  5. ask polly
    ‘I Can’t Stop Comparing Myself to More Successful Writers!’You need to stop seeing the world through the lens of your fears.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  6. ask polly
    ‘I’m Slow at Everything and It’s Ruining My Life’I think you have to work with what you’ve been given.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  7. ask polly
    ‘Everything I Do Is Wrong’A lot of people — women in particular — feel unbelievably accountable to others.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  8. science of us
    This Is the Age When Your Self-Esteem PeaksIt stays at its highest point for a full decade.
    By Cari Romm
  9. How the Self-Esteem Craze Took Over AmericaSometimes, ideas that are a bit scientifically suspect catch on because they are too good to not believe.
    By Jesse Singal
  10. who run the world (girls)
    Tennis Star Madison Keys Wants to Change the World, One Girl at a TimeMadison Keys has a new passion off the court.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  11. If You Want To Feel Good About Yourself, Don’t Have KidsNewborns: bad for your self-esteem.
    By Drake Baer
  12. Please Stop Body-Shaming Me for Being the Ice Cream Cone Pokémon, by Colin […] Every day, society tells us how to look and be. Be a rodent, it says. Have a rock in your forehead. Be on fire. I am none of those things, […]
    By Brian Boone
  13. gabrielle union
    Gabrielle Union Finally Knows She’s ‘Dope and Fly and Amazing’On going from feeling like “a joke and a loser” to realizing her self-worth.
    By Kelly Marino
  14. hairy situations
    Zendaya on How to Love Yourself and Your HairTalking to America’s wisest teen, who says she’s “19 going on 90.” 
    By Kathleen Hou
  15. our casual dysmorphia
    What 10 Nude Athletes Can Teach You About Loving Your Body“I think it’s important to show that athletes come in all shapes and sizes.”
    By Susan Rinkunas
  16. The Weird Potency of Self-EsteemIt’s more than just a slightly cheesy concept.
    By Jeff Greenberg, Sheldon Solom, and Tom Pyszczynski
  17. bummers
    Study: College Bad for Women’s Self-EsteemAt least Boston College is.
    By Kat Stoeffel
  18. being a woman
    Beauty Above All Else: The Problem With Dove’s New Viral AdIn a smart new campaign, there’s still no mention that women would rather be called smart than beautiful.
    By Ann Friedman
  19. love stories
    After Taylor Swift Hookup Rumor, Guy Feels ‘Like a Bit of a Stud’Ed Sheeran survives love story.
    By Maureen O'Connor
  20. our casual dysmorphia
    Study: Your Vagina Is Fine How It IsContrary to what vaginal-rejuvenation providers want you to think.
    By Kat Stoeffel
  21. Ricky Gervais Is Pret-ty Proud of Himself for Being a Rogue Genius […][blackbirdpie id=”146626360692056065”] Hoo boy. Just when we’d had about enough of Ricky Gervais’ bloated self-promotion, he goes and tops […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  22. Jenny Slate’s New Video Is Funny And Good For Your Self-Image Oh my gosh, look at her. She’s writing a post about a new Jenny Slate video while sitting on an air mattress. Oh, that’s right, she probably […]
    By Hallie Cantor