We are Irreplaceable Sarah Vance I was asked once: Why do you love your body? It was a question that took me by surprise- at the time I answered, “because it is mine. It is part of who I am as a whole” which is absolutely true. This body I live in, my home, is mine. It has unique qualities and traits to it that no one else can possess, no matter how hard they…
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Please welcome licensed marriage and family therapist, Amy Kelly! Amy currently works in the Bay Area with children and teenagers. I’m honored to be able to share her perspective on body image with you today. In today’s society our perspective and ideas about the body can be so easily distorted. We go shopping and see clothes hanging from a hanger and wonder to ourselves “how would that look on me.” Although this is a very…
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Today’s Body Image Series guest is Findley, coming to us from Australia! She is currently studying to become a dietitian and hopes to encourage others to eat intuitively. Welcome, Findley! What are your thoughts on body image and body acceptance? Body image is the way we perceive our body- it is not necessarily reality. In recent times talk about body image has had negative connotations associated to it, however, the more we talk and lead by…
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Body Image Series #14 features Rose Gold of B(i)G™ – Body Image Guru. Rose is a great resource for the topic of body image. Be sure to visit her site! Rose, thank you for taking the time to be a part of the Body Image Series! Let’s start off with your definition of body image. Body image is the thoughts you internalize about your body from various sources (friends, family, media, doctors). It is something that…
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