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Introduction Sports are meant to build discipline, confidence, and resilience. However, the culture surrounding athletics—especially in elite or competitive spaces—can sometimes do more harm than good. Many young athletes grow up hearing words and phrases from coaches, parents, and teammates that, while often well-intended, can plant the seeds of body image issues, disordered eating, and a lifelong struggle with self-worth. Harmful Phrases That Can Lead to Eating Struggles 1. “You need to slim down to...

I was three years old when I fell in love with ballet. The way it felt to move, to express emotions without words, and to lose myself in the music – it became a part of me. For 13 years, I dedicated myself to the art, pouring everything I had into every plié and every grueling hour at the barre. Ballet was my passion, my purpose – the thing that made me feel most alive....

Ballet is an art form that thrives on discipline, elegance, and precision. From the outside, it looks effortless—floating across the stage, balancing on the tips of toes, bodies moving in perfect harmony with the music. But behind the beauty, there’s a deeply ingrained and toxic expectation: the idea that a ballerina must look a certain way to succeed. It’s a stereotype so widely accepted that it’s often joked about, dismissed as “just part of the...