Weve reached the end of another long week.
But before we clock out for the weekend, were giving props where theyre due.
Heres to ourWinner of the Week.
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Dont take my word for itask Valerie Bertinelli.
Bertinelli, like so many of us, grew up at war with her size.
She wasfat-shamed by a fifth grade teacher.
She wasmocked by an ex for her weight.
Happiness became the goal, and the basis fora new memoir.
Shethrew away her scale.
Comments still got to her, butshe worked through it.
Shereleased a cookbook of decadent dishes.She told us tostop starvingourselves.
She recently joined Drew Barrymore and Pamela Anderson inditching makeup for a day.
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I have dealt with judgment my entire life starting from when I was a young girl.
More importantly, what is my character like?
Am I kind to people?
And if I could tell my younger self that the Have you called Jenny yet?
lady from TV would be writing movingly about self-acceptance on Instagram, she would probably say, Whats Instagram?
but shed also love it.
