Love Your Body Love Your Self Nurturing Body Acceptance

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Love Your Body, Love Your Self: Nurturing Body Acceptance
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Is it idealistic to believe that everyone can learn to love their body? This became a burning

That said: Here’s what I know (or want to know) about loving the body we’ve been given. The pr

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Is it idealistic to believe that everyone can learn to love their body? This became a burning

That said: Here’s what I know (or want to know) about loving the body we’ve been given. The pr

Step One: Make Peace With Yourself

The journey toward body acceptance begins by making peace with yourself. Sure, we all have thi

Here’s a personal example: When I was younger, I was taller than everyone else at school. I fe


Step Two: Become Aware Of Your Body Language
This brings me to Step Two of our three part equation: What is your posture saying about you?

In his bestselling book, Body Language: The Essential Secrets of Non-Verbal Communication, Jul
¯ Poor posture
¯ Arms crossed
¯ Eyes averted

Conversely, there are also a great many ways to exhibit positive body language: eye contact, s
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Step Three: Find Something You Love About Yourself And Let It Expand

Step Three gets tricky. I am sure we could all find things we "like" about ourselves, but this

A personal example: I admit, I have large, curly, complicated hair. When I was growing up I di

Find a Role Model:
I’m not a large advocate of looking to celebrities or mass media for divine inspiration. Yet,
This requires little more than looking outside ourselves and becoming aware. Look around. Who


In Conclusion:

Every day I try to take time to thank my body for the freedom it gives me. Whether I do this b

Journal Questions:
¯ Is there one part of your body you can accept and love fully right now?
¯ Can you find a new part of your body to be grateful for, tomorrow?

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