body confidence

EDITORIAL

I am trying to get healthy in my own way; no books, no fads, no gimmicks

The majority of my young adult life seems to have been spent trying to lose weight or failing…

By Edaein OConnell

Weight

BEAUTY

My weight-loss transformed my legs and my self-confidence

At IMAGE, we believe in real beauty and celebrating difference. In our new Love Your Body series, we speak to…

By Grace McGettigan

EDITORIAL

Irish actress Evanna Lynch opens up about overcoming an eating disorder

Irish actress - and Harry Potter favourite - Evanna Lynch may have made her mark on the big…

By Jennifer McShane

EDITORIAL

The real stories behind three of my most liked Instagram photos

I am not an influencer. Nor do I aspire to be one. Nevertheless, I like taking outfit photos…

By Edaein OConnell

Hair

BEAUTY

‘Once my hair was gone, I didn’t have anything to hide behind anymore’

At IMAGE, we believe in real beauty and celebrating difference. In our new Love Your Body series, we speak to…

By Grace McGettigan

EDITORIAL

Earthly Bodies: Our relationship with our bodies is one of the most difficult of our lives

In our forthcoming live panel, Earthy Bodies, we will be speaking to authors, Emilie Pine (Notes To Self)…

By Sophie White

EDITORIAL

The Kardashians are under fire for glorifying anorexia, it’s time to unfollow

In a world that’s striving for body positivity and less body shaming, you have the Kardashians. Kim Kardashian…

By Edaein OConnell

EDITORIAL

Squishy bellies and marshmallow hugs: an ode to the ‘Mom Bod’

In a world that now swoons over the "Dad Bod", Geraldine Carton reflects on why the female equivalent –…

By Geraldine Carton

FASHION

The struggle finding summer clothes when you’ve got big boobs

Yay, it's summer! Bardot tops, itsy-bitsy bikinis, all the plunging necklines I can handle! Except no. I cannot…

By Erin Lindsay

EDITORIAL

How posing in my underwear cured my body confidence crisis

Sophie White had a "draw me like one of your French girls, Jack" moment and the results were…

By Sophie White