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Teresa Alicbusan: I became healthy because I want a long life with my kids

I was really chubby as a teenager. Back then it didn’t bother me at all - no insecurities nothing, as I was very focused with my art. I became a mother at the young age of 21 - to a baby girl and a boy thee years later. My marriage failed and unexpectedly I was a single mum. Raising my children was my priority. I did not care about my body and not bothered with how I look. I gained lots of weight in my 30s and started to feel insecure. I was conscious of my body and couldn’t wear

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Cheryl Lynn Tay: I became a single teenage mother before I turned 15

I’ve got terrible stretch marks – so bad that I’m ashamed of it. I had them since I was a teenager and till today, I am not completely confident of it. I was abused by my ex-boyfriend, naively believing that he didn't mean it. I ended up becoming a single teenage mother three months before my 15th birthday. Conception happened unwillingly. Tongues wagged and I was the topic of people's stories for years. The worst I faced was when a stranger walked past

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Evelyn Tham: Being worthy is my own birth right, no matter how my body look

I was a chubby kid growing up as I was pampered a lot by my maternal grandma. She was a great cook and her way of showing love was to feed me with really delicious food. On a typical weekend, I would have roast duck drumstick rice for lunch, her home-cooked food for dinner and cereal prawns for supper. It wasn’t surprising then as a primary school kid to weigh my heaviest at 54 to 56kg. Currently, I’m 154cm so imagine my height then – I was even shorter! There was a period

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Vanessa Ang: The birth of my daughter changed my mindset

I first felt insecure about my body when I was in primary school. I had to join my school’s Trim & Fit (TAF) club and at first, I didn’t know what it meant but my relatives did. They started saying ‘Oh you’re too fat’ and ‘You’re in it because you need to lose weight’. That was when I started being insecure about the way I looked and how much I weighed. The constant teasing from relatives really made me hate my body and the way I

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Cheryl Regina Lim: I've struggled with my body for a huge part of my life

I've struggled with my body for a huge part of my life. ‘Oh, but Cheryl you're so petite and tiny!’ – these are words that I always hear. I became more conscious of my size after my friends kept saying how little I am. I grew up not knowing how to truly love myself so when people started noticing my body, I started comparing my body with what I saw on television and in magazines – the society’s perception of an ‘ideal and acceptable’ body.

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There’s a pressure to look good for some jobs, s

There’s a pressure to look good for some jobs, so how can they deal with it and not let it turn into something negative?

@goodity.co has the goods…

When we struggle with something, naturally we want

When we struggle with something, naturally we want to talk to those closest to us. But sometimes, these are the very people who brush us off or worse, scold us.

So who can we turn to? @goodity.co tells us…

Someone in your family, a friend or a colleague mi

Someone in your family, a friend or a colleague might be struggling with something. Perhaps they have been more distant and withdrawn, perhaps they have been excessively dieting and exercising; you sense that something is not right.

How do you approach this person without offending him/her?

@goodity.co has some amazing advice for this…

Positive self-affirmations like, “You are enough

Positive self-affirmations like, “You are enough”, “You are stronger than you think”, can sometimes make you feel worse. How else can you improve your self-esteem?

@goodity.co shares some advice in this video…

People are often so quick to criticise and give ne

People are often so quick to criticise and give negative comments, especially about our appearances.

“Wah you gained weight leh”, “Why you exercise but still so fat ah”, “You better slim down if not nobody want you ah”.

How do we tell these people to stop commenting, especially if they are friends or family (eg. relatives, in-laws)?

Watch this video with advice from @goodity.co.

We have a tendency to compare ourselves (what we h

We have a tendency to compare ourselves (what we have or don’t have) to others and that can leave us feeling bad about ourselves. What can we do to stop this?

Watch the video to hear from @goodity.co.

I had a very unhealthy relationship with my body w

I had a very unhealthy relationship with my body when I was in my early 20s and the relationship carried till Circuit Breaker. This period of isolation forced me to reflect on my own inner child wounds.

I was born with big hips structure and damn jialat metabolism. At 24, I tried to lose weight by jogging every morning and only having yogurt for the whole day. I did lose some weight but I also lost a lot of my hair. That lifestyle lasted for 2 months and I was not in a good mental space. Then I went back to my usual diet and gained all the weight back.

In 2021, I got molested in the bus by this Gray Hoodie Ah Pek. He sat beside me, pretended to fall asleep and circled his thumb on my thigh. He then alighted the bus and looked back at me with a smirk. I swear I was beyond disgusted.

Due to genetics, I have a heavier bottom and the yoga pants and bicycle shorts that I buy online are not squat-proof (very transparent at the butt area) so most of the time when I head out for training I would need to double wear my yoga/bicycle pants with shorts. But that day, I was in a cover-up dress that showed nothing and was feeling disgusted and fat. I reported him to the police anyway.

Later, I released myself from a very toxic situation when I was constantly seeking for acceptance and at the same time, I received news that Gray Hoodie Ah Pek was sentenced to 2 counts with 4 months imprisonment.

At that point of time, it was very dark and I questioned myself frequently, “Is it because I am not good enough?”, “Confused, I was fat but why did that ah pek still touch me?”, “Guilty, because I was one of the reasons that sent him to imprisonment and he might have a family to feed.”, “Why me?”.

To cope, I went back to doing yoga and also started Muay Thai. I felt more balance, love and acceptance towards myself; learned self-defence, resilience, discipline and how to stay grounded.

Definitely, there will still be days when I question myself with my own self-acceptance, but I made a promise to myself to continue to learn and grow mentally and never stop.

Thank you for reading my story. Namaste.

- Val (@soundslikehokkienmee)

Came across this photo taken in 2010 and I had pos

Came across this photo taken in 2010 and I had posted it on Facebook with a caption “omg I look so fat here”.

This was when I was struggling with my eating disorders. I was starving myself, taking slimming pills, counting calories and I remember feeling so miserable all the time.

How was this fat?! I clearly was struggling with my body, with my self-worth, with my confidence. And this lack of self-confidence showed in many different ways.

For example, I was constantly in relationships or dating because I needed attention for validation. I would stay in toxic relationships even though I know it’s bad, and I would enable it further, because at the back of my mind I just want to feel loved.

It took me over a decade to reach where I am now and it hasn’t been easy at all. There are days when some of these past demons rear their ugly heads but I am able to better deal with them now.

Self-love is a journey, so be patient and keep working at it!