In general, the Western body has become a global brand.

There are so many young women who tip over into being a facsimile: they don't really inhabit their lives or their bodies.

I'd like to see much more understanding of emotional issues around hurt, abandonment, disappointment, longing, failure and shame, where they stem from and how they drive people and policies brought into public discourse.

Bodies are becoming our personal mission to tame, extend and perfect.

Fat is a way of saying no to powerlessness and self-denial.

In my mum's day, you needed to be beautiful for a very short time to catch your man. It didn't start at six and go on until you're 75, right?

In general, the Western body has become a global brand.