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Body Horror at the Bridal Store

posted in Thoughts on August 6, 2026 by Star LaBranche

As I was writing the previous blog, I had a very visceral memory of trying on wedding dresses for the first time and feeling so utterly uncomfortable in my body that I disassociated to the point where I had an out of body experience.

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My Body Has Done Amazing Things

posted in Healing on August 6, 2026 by Star LaBranche 1 Comment

I read The Good Body by Eve Ensler in college and I desperately yearned for the kind of self-acceptance it modeled. But I wasn’t there yet. But I got there eventually. As equal parts apology, acknowledgement, and wonder, I want to say a few things about my body. All of them are way overdue.

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