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- Yahoo Canada Style
Influencer Danae Mercer encourages women to be who they needed as teens: 'Adore this'
"I adore this caption. Thank you for this lovely reminder, Danae."
- Yahoo Canada Style
Canadian fitness influencer reveals top tips for staying motivated: 'Much needed'
"These tips are meaningful, curated, motivational and realistic."
- Yahoo Canada Style
Influencer Sarah Nicole Landry is ‘joyfully’ living in her ‘ever-changing’ body
"My joy is not limited by my body, but I can live joyfully in my body."
- Yahoo Canada Style
Canadian TV host Sangita Patel is unbothered by online trolls: 'I'm loving my 40s!'
"I honestly cant' believe these are real comments."
Yahoo LifeWhat it's like be 'locked in' your own body: Victoria Arlen on her miraculous journey from vegetative state to the Paralympics and 'DWTS'
The on-air personality for ESPN and gold-medal Paralympian swimmer has overcome seemingly impossible odds after a health scare that could have ended her life.
- Yahoo Life
Teacher who turned her students' drawings into a dress has even more creative outfits up her sleeve
Elementary school teacher ShaRee Castlebury finds creative ways to inspire her first-grade students and spark their love of learning.
Yahoo LifeThis mom is going 'sassy' in a pink velour dress for the holidays
This week, our Instagram influencers across America submitted their #OOTD, Holiday Party edition, with plenty of inspiration — including the top choice from Ana, a mom and boutique owner in Illinois.
- Yahoo Life
Gloria Steinem didn't say that guns vs. abortion quote that's gone viral
Famous women are sharing a powerful quote attributed to — but actually not originated by — Gloria Steinem, which compares gun control and abortion, as the House votes on legislation that bans abortion after 20 weeks.
- Yahoo Life
Bratz dolls are making a comeback by inspiring fierce makeup looks
"Bratz dolls' huge attitudes and dramatic features are envied by many people like me."
- Yahoo Life
Fitness trainer tells body shamer: My cellulite is 'none of your damn business'
Fitness trainer Jessi Kneeland shared a photo that revealed her cellulite and fired back at one man who criticized her body.
- Yahoo Life
This YouTuber Turned a Plastic Target Bag Into a Patriotic Shirt
Turning the plastic bag into any item of clothing started as a joke, until the two began cutting it into something that Brown could potentially wear.
- Yahoo Life
These #TeamVitiligo Beauties Pose for Meaningful Portrait
Venezuelan beauty Génesis Castillo has an incurable skin disease, vitiligo. But she embraces the condition — and she encourages others to do the same.
- Yahoo Life
This Instagram Post About Self Love Will Help Kickstart Your Monday
Selfloveangel posted a message on Instagram about self care. It's the perfect pick-me-up post to read before downing your first cup of morning joe.
- Yahoo Life
Woman Was 'Mortified' After Being Fat Shamed by Fellow Gym-Goer
A body shamer strikes again.
- Yahoo Canada Style
Shooting for the stars: Rocket scientist Natalie Panek wants to be the next woman in space
As part of Yahoo’s global coverage of International Women’s Day 2017, Yahoo Canada profiled women from various backgrounds and professions and asked them “What’s next?” What happens after Women’s Day — what would women like to see happen next in their personal lives, in their respective careers, and as a whole for females across the nation? Natalie Panek is an explorer.
- Yahoo Beauty
Real Estate Agent and Fitness Blogger Is Inspiring Thousands
Jeanitra Moore is a Louisville Real Estate Agent. The real estate business had been slow, Moore tells Yahoo Beauty, so she started spending more time at the gym, where her boyfriend, Kevin Johnson, is a personal trainer. “We decided since I’m at the gym everyday that I could you utilize my time better by training clients.” So Moore started chronicling her workouts — and her results — on her Instagram account.
- Jasmine Jones
15 comforting one-pot dishes to soothe you this winter
The long drawn out evenings are the perfect time to take refuge in the kitchen and fall in love with cooking. These comforting and restorative one pot dishes vary from super quick to steady and slow, ideal for weekend and midweek meals. What better on a cold winter’s night than a steaming bowl of delicious dinner.
- Kristine Solomon
Burn Survivor and ‘Ironwoman’ Turia Pitt Is the Cover Star of Runner’s World Magazine
The November issue of Runner’s World, Australia and New Zealand edition, features the powerful form of Ironwoman, humanitarian, and burn survivor Turia Pitt.
- Kristine Solomon
Burn Survivor’s Gorgeous Pregnancy Photo Shoot Goes Viral
Despite doctors telling her she’d never carry a baby past four months, due to horrific injuries she endured as a child, Andrea Grant is 37 weeks pregnant.
- Samantha McArthur, Yahoo Lifestyle Blogger
Kendall and Kylie street style: get the look for less
If you follow the Jenner sisters on social media, you’d know that not only is their Instagram game on point but their street style is totally enviable too. With Kendall’s sweet and classic look and Kylie’s dark and trendy style, they’re a fashion-forward mix of sweet and sour.
- Marie-Claire Dorking
The Making Of A Plus-Size Model: Mahalia Handley On Breaking Boundaries And Being The Next Ashley Graham
Mahalia Handley has got goals. From her dogged determination to break into the modelling industry despite an absence of curvy and mixed race role models paving her way, to being the first plus-size model to land a major ad campaign for Selfridges. It’s little wonder those ‘Next Ashley Graham’ comparisons have already been drawn, particularly as Mahalia shares Ashley’s fierce determination to normalise diversity in the fashion industry.
- Yahoo Canada Style
Mom swaps takeaways for ‘fakeaways’, sheds almost 100 pounds in 7 months
What a transformation! Krystina Wright shed a whopping 95 lbs [Photos: Instatram/mrsmummywright_sw]
- Marie-Claire Dorking
Meet The Women Proving You Can Be Fit At Any Size
If you’re looking for some inspiration to help you up your fitness game, look no further than Instagram. The social media site is awash with fitspo stars showcasing their six-packs in shiny workout gear. But fit doesn’t necessarily = skinny. Meet the plus-size #fitspos breaking down body stereotypes and proving that ‘fit’ women come in all shapes and sizes
- ahead on our way
Open letter: What Kate Beckett from ‘Castle’ needs to hear
Stana Katic as Kate Beckett on Castle over the years (Getty Images)
- Nora Crotty
Dad Posts Shirtless Selfie Triumph Over Body Insecurities
In an ideal world, no one would feel self-conscious about her body or how it looks in a skimpy swimsuit. Tony Posnanski, a dad of two who’s been documenting his body struggles on social media for the last several years, posted a photo and accompanying text on Facebook earlier this week that resonated with thousands of people across the Web.
- Fairy Mums Tips and Tales
Inspiring Mum Recreates Kendall Jenner’s Calvin Klein Underwear Ad To Show Beauty Of Stretch Marks
A mum has stripped down to her underwear and recreated Kendall Jenner’s famous #mycalvins ad to show just how beautiful stretch marks can be. Brenda DeRouen, a 26-year-old mum from Texas, posed in her bra and knickers for photographer Deun Ivory - who posted the candid snapshot on Instagram for the world to be inspired by. Like the majority of mums, DeRouen developed stretch marks when she was pregnant with her son and despite applying every kind of recommended oil and butter to prevent the lines appearing, she still developed them across her bump - something that she found incredibly upsetting and struggled to come to terms with.