<![CDATA[The Women Post: BODY IMAGE]]>https://www.thewomenpost.com/s/body-imagehttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XHJk!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fff415eed-fa2e-4e5b-a49a-fd96402a5461_500x500.pngThe Women Post: BODY IMAGEhttps://www.thewomenpost.com/s/body-imageSubstackFri, 24 Apr 2026 16:01:14 GMT<![CDATA[Teased, Bullied, and Belittled: The Freckles That Almost Killed Me]]>https://www.thewomenpost.com/p/teased-bullied-and-belittled-thehttps://www.thewomenpost.com/p/teased-bullied-and-belittled-theThu, 26 Feb 2026 10:02:05 GMT
Maya R.. Credit: Iamikee

For years, Maya R. learned to enter rooms quietly.

Not because she was shy by nature, but because experience had taught her that attention rarely brought kindness. Wherever she went — classrooms, hallways, even family gatherings — the comments came first, often before introductions.

“Your face is so… spotted.”

“Did you fall into dir…

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Amina Rahman. Credit: Amina Rahman

My earliest memory of feeling different is standing in the school bathroom, scrubbing my hands until they were raw and red.

That is how Amina Rahman began to tell us her story, not with anger, but with precision. She remembers the fluorescent lights, the chipped sink, the smell of industrial soap. She was nine years old …

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]]><![CDATA[It Took Time to Love the Soft, Larger Shape of Mine—and Here I Am, Happier Than Ever]]>https://www.thewomenpost.com/p/it-took-time-to-love-the-soft-largerhttps://www.thewomenpost.com/p/it-took-time-to-love-the-soft-largerWed, 21 Jan 2026 10:32:04 GMT
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