Monday, September 12, 2011

Guiltless Recommends: Body Gossip

We do a lot of gossiping about bodies. So why not make it positive?

I love the British website Body Gossip. Never heard of it? It's a powerful campaign about body image. From their website:

"We're collecting real people's stories about their real bodies. Because realistic beauty needs celebrating and supporting. You don't need to be a writer - just write truthfully about your body!"
Founder Ruth Rodgers collected stores from real people about their real bodies and collected them into series of poems, scripts, and the beginnings of a play, film and book. It's a gorgeous work in progress.

This powerful poem about recovery from eating disorders could bring tears to your eyes:



Check out the stories on their website , watch their videos on YouTube and follow them on Twitter @_bodygossip

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