Being thin has thus become much harder over the course of the past century—and, at the same time, vastly more valued.

never any upper limit to how successful or attractive we should be, so it leads to more despair.

wasn’t a part of it. Today, the concept of beauty has become askew in a way that’s harmful to many girls and women. Most of my weight-loss clients hold themselves up to photos of supermodels in magazines, which have been Photoshopped for hours. Media also shapes what we believe is possible as far as overcoming our existing challenges. Movies contin

For women, authenticity lies in difficulty: this feminist assumption has become dominant logic while still passing as rare.