What is the 'perfect' body?
Somedays we wake up, look in the mirror and what we see looking back at us is a confident, well-put, and pretty girl. Then other times it...
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SAFIGI
- May 17, 2020
- 5 min
AIN'T I A WOMAN?
This story was written by Ashley Dye from the USA. If I had a dollar for the innumerable times I have been called or referred to as ‘he’,...
SAFIGI
- Apr 19, 2020
- 4 min
DON'T BE TOO HARSH ON YOURSELF.
This story was written by Flavia Bueno from BRAZIL. I am Flavia Regina Bueno, a 27 year old Brazilian Ph.D. Student, and I am here to...
SAFIGI
- Apr 12, 2018
- 4 min
I SHOULD NOT BE SHAMED FOR MY THIN BODY!
This story was written by Ananya De from INDIA. I have faced a variety of body shaming, sometimes subtle and sometimes direct. There were...
SAFIGI
- Apr 8, 2018
- 3 min
RECLAIM THE NARRATIVE FOR YOUR HAPPINESS
This story was written by Gaurav Ganti from INDIA. I was 13, when I first noticed the small clump of hair in my hand as I took a shower....
SAFIGI
- Feb 25, 2018
- 4 min
WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT AND THAT'S OUR POWER!
This story was written by Iliana Oikonomou from GREECE. While you grow up, you have a lot of people telling you what’s right and what’s...
SAFIGI
- Feb 18, 2018
- 5 min
HOW WE LOOK DOES NOT DEFINE WHO WE ARE.
This story was written by Courtney Lucey from the UK. As a woman in society today, it is almost impossible to accept our bodies and be...
SAFIGI
- Feb 15, 2018
- 4 min
LET'S TALK ABOUT SKIN COLOR WITHOUT SHAME!
This story was written by Isha Gupta from GERMANY. As everyone has noticed at some point, there are certain issues that people are...
SAFIGI
- Feb 4, 2018
- 2 min
PEOPLE'S COMMENTS AFFECTED MY WELLBEING!
This story was written by Amaka Ekezie from NIGERIA. My name is Amaka Ekezie and I live in the southern part of Nigeria. All my life I...
SAFIGI
- Feb 1, 2018
- 4 min
MY PAST EXPERIENCES SHOULDN'T RUIN MY PRESENT LIFE
This story was written by Adedamola Taofeekat from NIGERIA. My name is Odofin Adedamola Taofeekat and I am a 21 year old from Nigeria....
SAFIGI
- Jan 19, 2018
- 3 min
SOCIETY PUTS INVISIBLE STANDARDS ON GIRLS BODIES!
This story was written by Marion Mbiyu from KENYA. I feel like the older I have become, the more aware I have become of my shame. I find...
SAFIGI
- Jan 11, 2018
- 2 min
MY BODY IS THE RIGHT TYPE!
This story was written by Moore Lione from GHANA. As a model I have had to deal with a lot of rejection and feelings of shame. Earlier...