All stories in: Love Your Body 2020 Profiles
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Roxy Menzies, body movement instructor
I’m 37 weeks pregnant with a daughter. I’m marvelling at what my body’s going through, what it’s capable of, the strength it possesses and the... -
Maxx Daviid, model
I flew to Toronto from my home in Washington, DC, to promote body positivity. That’s why I started my Instagram page: to love and express... -
Mackenzie Kundakcioglu, barber
I grew up assigned female at birth in upper-middle-class Etobicoke. In my family, there was a very specific expectation of how women were supposed to look... -
Leisse Wilcox, speaker, podcast host, life coach
My breast cancer diagnosis was, actually, a really positive experience. That statement pisses a lot of people off – but it was! It took me... -
Kayla Logan, body positivity and mental health advocate
I’m a body positivity advocate, but I didn’t start off that way. I was a competitive soccer player when I was younger, and as a... -
Kasha Blu, mother
For a lot of my life, I did not celebrate myself whatsoever – I spent a lot of time shaming and rejecting myself. I experienced... -
Jaime Eisen, writer, communications strategist and cam performer
I started camming about six years ago. I’ve always been interested in the labour of sex work and the moralistic legal debate around it, and I... -
Juan Medina, public health professional
I’ve always attached guilt and shame to my body. That has to do with different messages I received growing up, whether it was from my...
