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Using Mindfulness to Improve Body Image
Recently I disclosed to a friend how much I have battled with my body over the years. I have always felt as if I was taking up too much space. I wanted to make myself disappear, or shrink into a miniature version of myself. But I never knew how.
I’ve hidden my insecurities and self-harm for years. But recently, I decided to live a more authentic life and talk about things that most of society keeps under wraps.
Body Issues
When my friend and I discussed this issue, she told me she didn’t know my generation still had this problem. I grew up in the 90s. We didn’t have snapchat filters and Instagram to poison our minds about what was “beautiful.”
But we did have JC Penny catalogues and women’s magazines that helped us define what was desirable and healthy and what was not. My body type, with an oversized top, birdlike legs, and large awkward feet, was never featured in any of those places. I never learned to accept it. I definitely didn’t love it.
