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Mission Statement
This blog is a space to explore how contemporary life shapes the way we experience our bodies and body image.
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Give It Everything It Needs
My body gave me everything it had. Appearance comparisons made me question whether everything it had was enough
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What Am I Trying to Do With My Body?
Asking it honestly can uncover something much bigger about motivation, body image, and the expectations we carry.
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Stop Blaming the Mirror
The quality of our body image experiences can depend on what we’re moving our bodies towards.
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“I Hate the Way I Look” and Other Body Image Experiences
It’s liberating to know that “I hate the way I look” isn’t the only body image experience at play.
● About Me
Hiya, I’m Darren, a Kiwi writer and researcher exploring how contemporary life shapes the way we experience our bodies and body image.
Through my writing, I bring together ideas from media, psychology, sociology, and body studies to better understand the influences that shape everyday bodily experience.
My hope is to encourage curiosity, critical thinking, and a richer conversation about what it means to live in a body.
Darren Elliott, PhD 