Body Image + Mental Health
stories from 7 brilliant bodies. By Angela Barnett & Ruby Jones
Like Bodies Like Minds in Inclusive Aotearoa
Like Bodies Like Minds in Inclusive Aotearoa
During Mental Health Awareness Week (27 September - 3 October), we came across a thought provoking collection of stories that explore body image and mental health called Like Bodies, Like Minds.
Re interview with Ruby & Angela about about why body image needs a refresh
Re interview with Ruby & Angela about about why body image needs a refresh
RNZ interview about Like Bodies Like Minds
RNZ interview about Like Bodies Like Minds
Tamaki Makaurau writer and body positivity campaigner and educator Angela Barnett has teamed up on a project with illustrator Ruby Jones that tells the stories of seven people, looking at the intersection between body image and mental well-being across size, colour, orientation, ability and illness.Angela has written their stories, and Ruby has created two drawings per story, funded by the Mental Health Foundation in Mental Health Awareness Week.
Casper, an actor and drag performer living with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Casper, an actor and drag performer living with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
June, a writer and trans woman, who experienced body dsyphoria
June, a writer and trans woman, who experienced body dsyphoria
Sophia Maltus, a law student with a spinal cord injury
Sophia Maltus, a law student with a spinal cord injury
TJ Zimba, a musician and producer who has experienced racism and depression
TJ Zimba, a musician and producer who has experienced racism and depression
Te Manaia Jennings, an artist who lives with scoliosis and has experienced depression
Te Manaia Jennings, an artist who lives with scoliosis and has experienced depression
Luke Chivers, a comms specialist who had an eating disorder
Luke Chivers, a comms specialist who had an eating disorder
Amy Lautogo, a fashion designer who has experienced weight stigma
Amy Lautogo, a fashion designer who has experienced weight stigma
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