‘My belly is there, I’m still strong’: Jessamyn Stanley on body-positive yoga

Stanley, a yoga teacher who travels the world giving seminars to her fans, isn’t white and she isn’t skinny – and saw neither as a hindrance to her yoga devotion

The female strength on display in Rio is worth getting excited about

For the first time in my life, watching these Olympics, I am consumed with female body envy. I wish I’d worked out, toughened up, added muscle

‘A few spots cast a cloud over my day’: male teens on secret body worries

It’s not just girls – boys are also struggling with how they look, according to a new survey. Here they share their fears

Male teens and body image: what are your biggest fears and insecurities?

A new survey finds male teenagers struggle just as much as female ones when it comes to how they look. Share your experiences

Grin and bare it – how naked dating shows could strip us of shame

Channel 4’s Naked Attraction puts everyone’s physical goods on display. If only we could all do the same, and banish the sexual fears that can blight first dates

How to teach … body image

Students face a world full of unhealthy images and pressure about how they look. Here’s how you can help them cope

Sadiq Khan moves to ban body-shaming ads from London transport

London mayor wants to stop running ads that promote unrealistic body expectations and demean women

I’m a little bit female and a little bit male. Finally, I fit in my skin

I am transgender and have been on hormones for eight months – and I’ve never been happier

Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West – ‘I never wanted internet trolls to be my beat’

West’s memoir is full of a wild, joyous vulgarity and ranges from body images and rape threats to puberty and her love for her husband

Only fundamental social change can defeat the anxiety epidemic

People, particularly young people, are beset by mental health problems on a scale never seen before. Now it is time to rebalance individualism against the common good