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Help! My Skinny Friend Thinks She's Fat [VIDEO]
Do you have a thin friend who thinks she's heavy?

Help! My Skinny Friend Thinks She's Fat

We all have a friend with a bad body image. Here's how to help yours.

If you have a friend whose physique you envy, but all she seems to do is talk badly about her body, it can be pretty tempting to shake her and scream "What's wrong with you?!" Unfortunately, we all know, that's unlikely to help. In this video, therapist, health coach and YourTango Expert Kris Henderson offers her best advice about how to be supportive to your friend who suffers from low self-esteem.

16 Things You Hate About Your Body That Men Love [EXPERT]
According to Dr. Erica Goodstone, many men secretly love women's feet.

16 Things You Hate About Your Body That Men Love

Featuring advice from Julie Spira, Erica Goodstone, Larissa Rzemienski & Katherine Forsythe!

Hate your hips? Whether they are too flabby, too bony, too narrow, too wide or otherwise unpleasant to your eyes, chances are most men find them attractive. Women waste an immeasurable amount of time sweating about body parts that men find sexy in any number of states. Check out this list to find out why you should learn to love your so-called flaws after all.

12 Ways To Love Your Body Without Hitting The Gym [PHOTOS]
Say cheese! Smiling boosts your self-esteem instantly.

12 Ways To Love Your Body Without Hitting The Gym

... featuring advice from Kimberly Riggins, Najaam Lee & Lauren Solomon!

Hate working out? Join the club. While exercise is important, it isn't the only way to improve the way you look. In fact, there are plenty of painless ways to freshen up your appearance. Here are ten things you can do to feel better about your body without setting foot inside a spin class.

28 Ways To Teach Your Kids To Love Their Bodies [EXPERT]
Kids learn healthy habits by example.

28 Ways To Teach Your Kids To Love Their Bodies

... featuring advice from our Experts Cory Couillard, Jennifer Kelman, Tatiana Abend & Alicia Cramer

We can all agree it's important to teach our children to have a healthy self-esteem, to eat well, exercise often and love their bodies. The question is: how? Below are our experts' best tips for how to be a positive role model for your kids so that they grow up healthy, strong and confident about the way they look.

Bad Body Image? 15 Ways To Improve Your Self-Esteem [EXPERT]
Could your body image use a little boost?

Bad Body Image? 15 Ways To Improve Your Self-Esteem

... featuring advice by YourTango Experts Linda DiBella & Nancy Lee Bentley!

Let's face it: we could all use a little body image boost from time to time. In a world full of magazine covers telling us our abs should be flat and our booties should be round, how are we supposed to accept ourselves the way we are? Good news: our experts are here to help. Below are 15 easy ways you can learn to love your body starting right here, right now.