Body Confidence Week

Body Image – THOSE Protein World Ads, and the Wider Issue

May 7, 2015

To some degree, I’ve let the dust settle on this argument, but equally I want to speak my mind, so here goes. The Protein World ‘Beach Ready’ Advert I commute in London every day. And for a couple of weeks, before the furore [...]

Embracing Your Body with help from Ginny Marsh

February 9, 2015

One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned about dating is just how vital self-confidence is. Before you can even begin to search for someone to love, you need to love yourself. Think about it … when you look back at the Sex and the [...]

Forgetting About Food – A Lesson in Body Image

December 10, 2014

Today I did something empowering. I went to a supermarket. It’s funny how memories work. The last time I wandered around an Australian supermarket, I was 25 years old and barely weeks into a year back-packing around the world. Looking back, it’s [...]

The Designer Vagina

September 4, 2014

I talk a lot on 30 Dates about Body Confidence, because I believe it comes hand in hand with dating successfully. The old adage that you need to love yourself, before you can let someone else love you. But there’s one part of body confidence [...]

Seeing Your Own Beauty

August 16, 2014

This week I’ve had the pleasure of editing an incredible article by Laurie from MyPOTL. You can read it here on the Guardian Soulmates blog. In the article, Laurie explains how she finally recognised her most attractive qualities, after [...]

A Round-Up of Body Confidence Week

February 4, 2014

Just in case you missed any of #BodyConfidenceWeek on the 30 Dates Blog, here’s a neat round-up of all the different posts from last week – RELATIONSHIPS Face Value – by Miss Twenty-Nine PHYSICALITY Body Confidence – by Miss [...]

PICTURES – Losing The Soul of A Photo (The Flash)

February 3, 2014

So here’s the final post of #BodyConfidenceWeek. Rather fittingly, it’s from the Week’s keenest contributor, The Flash. Thank you everyone who has contributed over the last seven days. There’ll be another themed week [...]

PHYSICALITY – From the Mouths of Babes (Rebound Gal)

February 2, 2014

It’s the final night of Body Confidence Week on the blog – huge thanks to all the Experimental Daters who’ve contributed 🙂 In my original post about Body Confidence I touched on my own fears about potentially raising a [...]

SINGLE – Measuring Up Against The Other Singletons (Fader)

February 1, 2014

I thought it appropriate to kick off February with a post by Fader about what a rubbish January she had, and the things she’s looking forward to achieving in the month ahead. Pinch and a Punch, and all that … 😉 Miss Twenty-Nine xxx [...]

PHYSICALITY – The Alexander Technique (The Rock Chick)

February 1, 2014

Next up it’s the Rock Chick’s turn to contribute to Body Confidence Week (Which may have to become Body Confidence Ten Days, because of all the great and varied posts sent in by the EDs this week!! I’m definitely looking [...]