The path to self-love is undeniably the best journey anyone can take in their life. Discovering who I was and how to love myself properly has been one of the best decisions I took in my early 20’s. I came to realize that the best relationship I can have in my life is the one […]
Our world revolves around competition, around being the absolute best. The most beautiful. Some men have made us believe that we are rated and defined on a scale from 1 to 10: am I a 3 or a 10? What are you? What’s your number? When I go out to a bar or a party, do […]
Over the past year or two I have been paying more attention to my body and feeling emotionally peaceful. I began with meditation and have found multiple methods to feel calm and joyful. I recently spoke to a friend and energy medicine healer Liz Donohue who said to me ” you must embrace the feminine goddess […]
It might sound cliche but loving yourself is where all love starts. I have found over the years of practicing yoga, specifically Kundalini that I have so much appreciation for myself, mind, and body. It has allowed me to experience true joy and happiness within myself first. This allows love to flow in with ease […]
People have a tendency to say that in order to love others properly, you need to love yourself first. That concept blew my mind, because I didn’t understand it at all. It also didn’t help that I was a bit of a cynic. Not that I wanted to be, but I’ve been burnt so many […]
In terms of body posi IG pages, unless you’re living under a rock, chances are you follow our girls @IAmIskra, @NourishAndEat, @ItsRachaelForster, @TheAshleyGraham, @CrystalRenn, etc. Surrounding yourself with body love can be a great way to take back the power that “thinspiration” pages and body bullies have attempted to take away. Here are just a […]
The body positive route is a hard one, and we all need to remind ourselves of just how special we are sometimes. Enter Paola Mathé and her beautiful self giving a proclamation of self-love, and you may find yourself with a small tear. Paola is the creator and owner of Finding Paola, where she shares her […]
The lovely human being that is Gina Susanna of Nourish and Eat is an important new part of the Riot. She is taking your questions about pretty much everything BoPo. Props to you all for asking such amazing ones, and feel free to drop new ones below! xx What is your exercise/nutrition plan?? How do […]
I met a girl who was always talking about her weight. She was obsessed with the number on that scale and talked about her daily exercise routine and food intake fairly often. One day, I asked why she wanted to lose weight so badly. She said she wanted to “look hot.” I didn’t know what to say back […]
