“Growing up, communicating was not an easy task for me. I had so much to say, but often my words were left unsaid. I have a stutter that I was immensely ashamed of. My speech impediment started as soon as...
“In 7th grade I spent the entire year believing that my smile was the ugliest thing. I hated my braces, I hated how my cheeks looked (in my head they looked like SpongeBob’s cheeks), and I hated my teeth. In...
Author: Chloe Kierszh As this drive for perfection grew, I also became very aware of my mom’s total dislike for her body. Everything at home was usually sugar free, diet, low-calorie, fat-free–in addition to whatever the fad diet of the...