Following up on our RecoveryPride.org resource, we were intrigued to find out how many folks who suffer from eating disorders also abuse substances.
Well, Krista Graham and her middle school student found us another great resource: QuitAlcohol.com
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Did you know that in the U.S. (https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-facts-eating-disorders), 20 million women and 10 million men will experience an eating disorder, and almost half (https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/substance-abuse-and-eating-disorders)of them will also abuse drugs and alcohol. Unfortunately, despite this comorbidity, many people who struggle with these illnesses will not receive the treatment they need.
At RecoveryPride.org, they break down the stigmas that often prevent people from getting the help they desperately need by providing resources and other information to help educate the public. One specific area in which we’re hoping to raise awareness is regarding the connection between eating disorders and substance abuse.
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Celestine Burrell, creator of Diva Row, has combined her passion for fashion and many years of experience with sewing to launch the fashion line Diva Row. Diva Row is a line tailored to and for women of all shapes, sizes and curves with a desire to wear the latest fashion trends while still exuding confidence, grace, and class at affordable prices.Women who wear Diva Row know the value of wearing timeless fashion trends and the confidence felt from wearing clothes that serve their curves well. Curvy. Sexy. Confident.: That’s their motto!
Well, we sat down with Celestine Burrell and had a quick Q & A. Their mission is to provide women of the world with inspirational clothing that accentuates the curvy, sexy, and confident. And, we love that! So, let’s dive right in!
Celestine: I started Diva Row three years ago. I’ve been sewing for many years and I noticed a trend with a lot of my women clients. They averaged a size 14 and had curvy figures. They wanted clothing that would accentuate their looks and make them feel great. So, I felt it would be a great idea to expand by coming up with a clothing line Diva Row.
BM: So cool! How do you find your inspiration for your line?
BM: We’ve noticed your product list is small but of high quality. Is that what you’re going for? What’s the story here?
BM: And, what has the response to your line been so far?
BM: What are the biggest challenges in designing clothing for “women of all sizes?”
BM: Well, that’s awesome. Where do you see your brand heading?
BM: So, Celestine, what’s the best part about designing clothing for all sizes?
BM: Love it. What is your top seller?
BM: Lastly, what makes you BOLD?
C: What makes Diva Row bold is the willingness and want for women all over the world to feel their absolute best about themselves no matter their size. Diva Row spreads positivity with the motto Curvy.Sexy.Confident. The size you are today is temporary for most whether its your best or just where you are today you deserve to feel and look fabulous at all times.
A Sydney man is facing up to three years in jail after allegedly posting a series of offensive comments online about a woman whose Tinder dating profile went viral.
Zane Alchin, 25, pleaded guilty and was charged with using a carrier service to menace, harass or cause offense after he allegedly wrote a series of degrading comments directed towards Olivia Melville after her Tinder profile was shared online by another man named Chris Hall.
He previously denied the offense but changed his plea on Monday at Newtown Court, in Sydney.
The comment was prompted from a lyric in Melville’s Tinder bio from rapper Drake’s hit song ‘Only,’ reading: “Type of girl that will suck you dry and then eat some lunch with you”.
Hall posted a screenshot from Melville’s profile to his own Facebook account and wrote next to it “Stay classy ladies. I’m surprised she’d still be hungry for lunch.” Alchin then left a series of comments on his friend Hall’s post that many found offensive.
One of Alchin’s comments said: “It’s people like you who make it clear women should never have been given rights,” the Daily Mail reports.
“You know the best thing about a feminist they don’t get any action so when you rape them it feels 100 times tighter,” he also wrote. An argument broke out in the comments with women pointing out his comments were disgusting, and Alchin wrote “I’d rape you if you were better looking.”
Another post said: “It’s people like you who make it clear women should never have been given rights,” suggesting they should be taken back to the ’50s were women ‘knew their role and shut their damn mouth.‘”
Melville, the woman with the Tinder profile, reportedly attempted to ask Hall to remove the post but when he refused, it prompted her to share the post on her own Facebook page.
When her friends became aware of the post they started to share it and accused Hall of “s*** shaming” their friend and they decided to take action. The friends set up Sexual Violence Won’t Be Silenced and now have over 11,000 likes on the page.
In the exchange, Paloma Brierly Newton threatened to go to the police if the comments continued.
“What law am I breaking? I’m not the one out of the fucking kitchen,” Alchin replied.
Apparently, the answer to that question was section 474.17 of the Commonwealth Criminal Code Act, which carries a maximum sentence of three years imprisonment.
“This result demonstrates that there is a precedent in Australian law that says this behaviour is unacceptable,” the group wrote on its Facebook page on Monday.
“It means that harassing women online is not only legally reprehensible, but socially and morally as well.
“Our victory today sends a message to all women that they don’t have to put up with harassment online; that there are steps and channels they can take, and that Australian law is on their side.”
One Facebook user posted to the page: “Alchin covered his face with a suit jacket as he left the court, while a man accompanying him told reporters and photographers: ‘This is harassment’. Oh the irony!”
Alchin will be sentenced on July 29 and faces up to three years in jail.
There’s a “Wild Dream” coming out of a very cool 6-year-old name Lilly Neitzert. And, it’s to meet Taylor Swift. Every Tuesday, she gets to catch a little glimpes of what that might look like when Lilly dresses up like her idol. And, the results are unbelievable. It’s like looking into a tiny little mirror!
Lilly just loves Taylor. She’ll be having a birthday party in six months and has decided she wants a Taylor Swift theme party! “So far her [theme] ideas,” says mom Sara, “are ‘pin the tails on Taylor’s cats’ and ‘Taylor Swift Karaoke.'” She also wants to give each invitee Taylor’s 1989 CD as the party favor. “You should hear her ideas for the cake!” says Sara. Lilly is even planning to invite Swift!
But, that’s not all. This little pop princess has gone viral! Sara’s Instagram account has well over 7000 followers and the posts have reached as far as Japan. You remember Sara Neitzert, right? We featured her and husband Andy a few years back on their amazing work as independent film makers! Lilly actually doesn’t want to work in “the biz” but wants to be a helicopter pilot! Of course, if Taylor doesn’t make her a double for all of her music videos!
Well, they have a little star in the making! Good Morning America has even covered the story! Well, we sat down with little Lilly and mom, Sara this week to chat about her “Love Story” with Taylor Swift:
Bold Magazine: Let’s start from the beginning, how did this start?
BM: What has the response been so far?
say this, but my phone was actually blowing up! I understand what that means now! haha! We have had a lot of inquiries for interviews and I started feeling a little bit uncomfortable with it actually. We still have a big response on Instagram every time we post something, but I have been more careful about posting lately. BM: Lilly has been featured by some blogs and social media pages. What’s been the best experience so far?
S: I think the best experience has been the response from Japan. It’s amazing how people on the other side of the world are liking photos of Lilly. We showed Lilly where Japan is on a map and googled a little about Japan with her. I have always wanted to visit Japan, and now Lilly does too. I am hoping we can go someday!
BM: Japan? Tell us more!
BM: So, how do you all decide which photo to replicate?
BM: Do you have to find props and clothing? Does it get expensive?
S: We try to choose photos that have simple clothes and props. Everything we do is very budget friendly! One of the photos we did we used a towel for the white background. In the Wildest Dreams photo we did, Lilly and I made her necklace and earrings out of aluminum foil! Most of the outfits we choose are plain and sometimes Lilly has even worn a shirt backwards because the front had a picture on it. We have purchased a few things for some of the photos, like for the blank Space picnic scene one, we bought the gummy worms, animal cookies and chocolate milk. The most money we spent was on the fabric for her black lace Blank Space dress, which I sewed her for Halloween. My sister actually bought most of the fabric for it. The dress took me almost 20 hours to sew, and I had to piece together elements from different patterns to make a dress similar to the one in the video. It was also a challenge to make an age appropriate version. I am very proud of that dress!
BM: So, here’s the question…has Taylor reached out at all?
BM: That is hysterical! Lilly, what do you like to do when not posing as Taylor Swift?
BM: Who are Lilly’s favorite artists including and besides Taylor Swift?
S: Lilly loves music from Beauty and the Beast and she says she likes Katy Perry, but I am not convinced she actually knows who she is…
BM: So Sara, last we spoke, your film and production career were really picking up. What’s gone on since then?
S: For now, we have been focusing on one project at a time. Right now we are working a documentary about a remarkable woman who had a terrible accident falling from a horse and her journey to get back on that horse. It’s a very inspiring story. Right now we are submitting the film to festivals. We’ll see what happens.
BM: And, how about Andy? Has he been involved with filming and our with Lilly’s photoshoots?
BM: So…lastly, what makes Lilly BOLD?
When Rebecca Hayes came out to her car on Monday after shopping at the Coddle Creek Harris Teeter, she discovered a note criticizing her for parking in a spot reserved for veterans.
“This parking is for Veterans, lady,” it began. “Learn to read and have some respect.”
Hayes, a Concord resident, is in fact a veteran of the U.S. Navy.
In response, she turned to social media.
She shared a captioned photo of the note on Facebook, beginning it by saying that though she doesn’t normally use the spots reserved for veterans, Monday was a hot, busy day, and the spots were available.
She continued:
“I’m sorry that you can’t see my eight years of service in the United States Navy. I’m sorry that your narrow misogynistic world view can’t conceive of the fact that there are female Veterans. I’m sorry that I have to explain myself to people like you. Mostly, I’m sorry that we didn’t get a chance to have this conversation face to face, and that you didn’t have the integrity and intestinal fortitude to identify yourself, qualities the military emphasizes.”
She concluded by asking the author of the note, “I served, did you?”
According to a report by WBTV, Hayes believes the note was left because she is a woman and didn’t fit the typical veteran stereotype in her business-casual clothes.
Hayes told WBTV that her husband, a veteran of the U.S. Army, has parked in a veteran parking spot before. However, the most feedback he has received is a “thank you for your service.”
“Veterans come in all shapes, sizes, genders and colors,” Hayes said in a phone interview with WBTV.
From HelloGiggles.com – During last night’s Tony Awards, Meg Ryan introduced the cast of She Loves Me, the Broadway musical that inspired her 1998 film with Tom Hanks, You’ve Got Mail. Not long afterwards, Ryan became a target for Twitter users who were concerned with the 54-year-old actress’ appearance.
News outlets and Twitter users (both men and women) criticized Ryan, saying that, among many other cruel things, she looked drastically different than before.
First of all, it’s been years since she acted in When Harry Met Sally, You’ve Got Mail, and Sleepless in Seattle so, NEWSFLASH! She did what every human does: AGE.
In a 2015 interview with Net-a-Porter, Ryan had discussed the issue of aging, women, and plastic surgery rumors, saying she didn’t pay a lot of attention to the accusations. “There’s a lot of hatred in the world today. It’s so easy to judge,” she said at the time. “Imagine being a hater, how stupid.”
This whole thing with Ryan might feel like déjà vu, especially when compared to Renée Zellweger, who was at the center of her own plastic surgery rumors in 2014. All in all, the same people who think it’s their place to speculate whether or not a woman has had plastic surgery are most likely the same ones who would criticize her for looking older. Women, especially in Hollywood, are under pressure to maintain a youthful appearance more than men. While male actors can age gracefully and become “silver foxes,” women are expected to retain their looks, and if they decide to get plastic surgery, they will be condemned for that as well. How can anyone win?
Whether or not a woman wants to forgo plastic surgery OR use it to alter her appearance, it is nobody else’s business but the woman’s. Unfortunately, there are still people out there who will continue to comment on the appearances of others, but there are also many who recognize that the issue is preposterous and there are more important things we should be focusing on at the moment.
“I love my age,” Ryan had said in the same interview. “I love my life right now. I love the person I’ve become, the one I’ve evolved into.”
We all should take some inspiration from her words.
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