Take Back The Beach: Body Image Reader-Submitted Stories

Take Back The Beach: Reader Stories

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by Channing Hargrove

Your stories of body image and self-perception.

Your Stories

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Sonia Reddy, 39, Los Angeles, CA

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Natalie Morin, 25, New York, NY

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Danielle Elmers, 22, New York, NY

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Mariah Paige Barksdale, 23, Durham, NC

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one

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Sarah Simpson, 27, New York, NY

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one

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Karolena Greenidge, 28, Brooklyn, NY

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one

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Jamie Rodgers, 24, Queens, NY

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one

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Kathryn Burns, 23, Indianapolis, IN

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one

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Imogene Rocco Campbell, 35, Los Angeles, CA

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one

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Montana Cheal, 34, Hoboken, NJ

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one

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Meaghan Kehoe, 27, Chicago, IL

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one

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Chloe Laughlin, 21, Long Beach

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one

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Rachel Newman, 26, New York, NY

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one

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Melissa McGlensey, 27, Chicago, IL

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one

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Ivy Decker, 22, Akron, OH

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one

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Allie M. Wassum, 30, Boston, MA

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one

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Darté Lamptey, 25, Teaneck, NJ

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one

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Heather Slager, 28, Bolingbrook, Il

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one

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Carlie Dobkin, 24, New York, NY

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one

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Charlene Pun, 33, Danbury, CT

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one

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Gina Decicco, 24, Rochester, NY

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one

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Tina Arandjelovic, 23, Los Angeles, CA

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one

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Elizabeth Moscoso, 27, Clackamas, OR

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one

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Trish Cantillon, 52, Los Angeles, CA

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one

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Saumya Dave, 30, New York, NY

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one

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Kiana Lin, 23, Clermont, FL

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one

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Gabrielle Perez, 22, Brooklyn, NY

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one

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Mandy Velez, 25, New York, NY

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one

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Joycelyn Tanis, 25, Modesto, CA

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one

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Sierra Leighty, 25, Los Angeles, CA

This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one