Body Positive: Why You Need to Stop Talking About “How Fat” You Are

Tears rolled down my cheeks as I sat in the dark theater next to my teen daughters. We had just watched a screening of a documentary called Embrace. This movie explores how women all over the world view their own bodies, and how we can change the culture of body loathing—both now and for future generations. It’s what the Body Positive Movement is all about.

Body hatred has affected women in my family across at least three generations. My mother has been on one diet or another for as long as I...