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Hollywood superstar Jessica Alba, 32, is the face of Braun and is backing the initiative to get women to encourage each other in an effort to end judgment against other women. Jessica Alba is backing the initiative to get women to encourage each other in an effort to conquer their self-doubt. And the star of blockbuster movies The Fantastic Four and Sin City has admitted to her own confidence issues, despite being voted number 1 […]

A snow cave is a shelter built in snow. One of the most important skills a winter sports enthusiast can have is to know how to build a snow cave. A snow cave heated with a candle from a survival kit will enable you spend the night in relative comfort.  It has thermal properties similar to an igloo and is particularly effective at providing protection from wind as well as low temperatures. A properly made […]

A new report shows that women report feeling judged on their appearance everyday. A third say they feel awkward entering a designer store. Two-thirds say they feel judged giving a presentation at work. For most mothers, the school run is an unglamorous affair. It's all wet hair, tracksuit bottoms and chipped manicures as they rush to drag the children out of bed, make their packed lunches and cajole them into the car. And according to new […]

Intellectual well-being does not rely only on education. Self-esteem is an important part of this particular core asset. What is self-esteem? Simply put, it is how you perceive yourself when you look in the mirror. Do you feel good about the person you see there? Do you feel angry or ashamed? How you feel about yourself directly or indirectly affects your mood, attitudes, thoughts, decision making, and relationships, and your overall ROI on intellectual and […]

"You must seek validation within yourself."  says plus-sized woman in her bikini, flaunting her curves down Hollywood Blvd. (FOX 11 - Los Angeles) A Los Angeles woman says she's tired of Hollywood's obsession with perfection.  So, she's doing something drastic right in the middle of Hollywood Boulevard to show other women that it's perfectly fine to be large and have good self esteem. While you may or may not agree with Amani Terrell's method, no one […]

Women who feel less desirable than their partners may attempt to compensate for this by investing more in their relationships, according to a new UK study. Dr Chris Bale of the University of Huddersfield in UK found that how desirable women think their partners are to others can affect how much time and effort they invest in the relationship. One hundred and ninety two women (aged 18-60 years) completed an online survey on self-esteem and […]

Women spend an average of 355 hours — two weeks — working on their appearance each year.   These numbers are from the recently released TODAY/AOL Ideal to Real Body Image Survey, which found women spend an average of 55 minutes each day primping. But according to an article at www.today.com , for many women, this fixation goes beyond working on their appearance to worrying about it unhealthily — especially when faced with a barrage […]

Social confidence makes you more attractive and easier to connect with, while allowing you to enjoy the presence of others. Social anxiety is the fear being judged negatively by other people or being humiliated in front of them. Social anxiety is the most common anxiety disorder and the third most common mental disorder in the U.S., after depression and alcohol dependence. An estimated 19.2 million Americans have social anxiety. People with social anxiety or shyness […]