Plus Models Unite asks model Kate Dillon:
“You have been open regarding your struggles with body image issues. How did your struggles affect your self-esteem? How did you reach the point of accepting and loving your body as it is?”
Kate:
“I accepted my body, as is, when I was twenty-one years old. I was walking down the beach feeling so self-conscious about my “big” arms and my thigh cellulite.
Suddenly, I realized that it was very likely that every woman on the beach was ruining this gorgeous day at the beach – just as I was – obsessing over her imperfections.
I decided to get over it – that it was more important to be happy, grateful for life’s mystery, and as smart as possible. It really was like a switch flipped in my brain. And I never looked back.”
I’ve just now discovered a dark corner of tumblr. Blogs by people with eating disorders. Anorexic girls with domain names that frequently contain words like “fat” or “skinny”, that like pictures of creepy thin people, with ribs showing all over the place, or reblog and add texts like “Wow. I’m so…