Who grew up constantly believing that their body was too much, or maybe not enough?
Constructed beauty ideals have been making young girls and women feel inadequate for a long time now. And I'm sick of it.
Did you know that most girls in the US begin dieting by the age of 8? Did you know that about 20 million women in the US deal with an eating disorder at some point in their lives?
Women are constantly judged by our bodies, whether they are big or small. Whether or not men would rate us as attractive. If that pantsuit was the best idea for the business presentation. And the constant critiques we get of women running for political office for the way we look.
I do not know a single woman who has struggled with body image. I guess that shouldn't be surprising given the culture we were raised in.
So... let's change the culture by being radically accepting and loving towards our bodies.
This week on the podcast I interview @ashtonvray about the research she did regarding body image on a Christian college campus, and what we can do to love our bodies.