“Jumbo, go away. Jumbo, go away.” Those were the lyrics to a song written about me by two boys in my fifth grade class. Three simple words, sung in repetition, whenever I was within earshot. Just three words that on their own were completely innocent, but combined would cause my face to burn from embarrassment [...]

As a woman, I am susceptible to the pressures of the airbrushed, tanned and perpetually “perfect” women in the media. I have been in front of the mirror hating every last inch of what I see. Picking apart my stomach, thighs and upper arms, I have slowly tortured myself. But through some therapy, a good [...]