This week's top news headlines include Prince William’s encouraging talk about raising mental health awareness in the workplace and the announcement of a new Barbie movie starring Amy Schumer, with the aim of challenging impossible mainstream body ideals.

It’s a social media phenomenon. It’s in our faces every day. But for those of us with body image struggles, does it help or hinder? “Love your body!” So cries social media, preaching a shiny gospel of body positivity to all of us. At first glance, this seems a welcome oasis amid the onslaught of shaming advertisements and fitness and diet posts.

The “body-posi” movement can be beneficial in so many ways, but we need to have a bigger conversation about it—which aspects of the movement are actually beneficial, and which parts can, themselves, be triggering and harmful? 

Happy December, everyone! Many celebrities have stepped forward this week to talk about the importance of mental health, body positivity, and self-care. Also, new legislation has been passed by Congress, which includes some much-needed mental health reforms. Check out our headlines below!

This summer, I started working a part-time job as a grocery store cashier. Every day on the job, without fail, I face the same scenario: a customer places an item on the conveyer belt that some may consider a comfort food.

Hello, everyone! Self-care has been a major theme across the web these past few weeks and the topic doesn’t show any signs of stopping as we delve into this week's eye-catching news headlines.

The modern-day term ‘body mass index (BMI)’ was first established in a medical paper published in 1972, as a “relative weight index of general obesity. ” Since then, healthcare professionals have used it as a tool to categorize individuals as underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese based on the amount of tissue mass (muscle, fat and bone) the individual possesses. 

Recently, many groups and individuals have been fighting against the use of BMI as a screening tool, particularly as it has become more commonly used in the school system.

Happy November, everybody! Below are this week’s noteworthy news headlines from across the web. 

Why “taking time to check in with yourself” is vital to self-care. 

What is the difference between short-term and long-term self-care and how can this knowledge help us combat mental illness? 

Can you believe that it’s the last Friday of October already? Check out another week of important news headlines below. 

This past Wednesday, NYC community members came together to raise mental health awareness in a stigma-free space through the power of quilting.  

Happy Friday, everyone! Welcome to another week full of important news headlines.

Monday, October 17th, was declared the first-ever National Body Confidence Day (#PerfectlyMe) by Seventeen magazine as much-needed awareness for early access to mental health resources for school-aged children continues to be on the rise.

It’s common knowledge that the diet industry profits off of women’s insecurities. This month, Weight Watchers took the shaming into the bedroom with its WW Black campaign in Australia.

The infamous weight loss company sent out promotional light bulbs with a message reading: