Embracing Body Reconciliation: A Journey to Trust

Dear Body,

I am sorry… 

I was taught not to trust you. To look at you as though you could be manipulated into anything that I wanted you to be. Do whatever it takes to make THEM happy. Not realizing how unhappy and hurt I, and you, truly were.

Today we live in a society that continues to support the distrust of bodies. We have groups that preach the next best routine or plan to get fit and thin. We are bombarded by ads selling medications to lose weight and/or beauty products to help us love how we look. And on the other side we have body positivity that walks the line of love your body because we are all different (no problem here), but ignore your overall health and let’s not talk about the physical and mental impacts of being on the extremes. 

We live in a world that promotes be on our team or be shunned, outcasted. Sit in silence and trust…not you, but us. We know what is best for your body. We know what is healthy. We know what is best for you.

Body…

You and I have been down this road. We have worked hard for years, and continue to work at, communicating with one another. No relationship is perfect and I do not want to try to be…perfection nearly killed us. But what I’m asking you to do is stand with me as we share our story. As we challenge the  narratives by encouraging people to listen. I don’t want them to listen to us to tell them what they need, but I want to inspire and empower them.

To do what?

To trust themselves and not in a superficial way. Lord knows I did that and was still disconnected from you. I want to see others trust their process of how to listen to their own body, how to feel their body, and ultimately to befriend their body.

I know we have experienced hurt and pain. I know that we continue to work through the scars of what we experienced. We have come so far…And I am asking you to join me. 

This is our next step. This is part of how we heal…sharing our story, having the hard conversations, and being ready to support those when they are ready.

Will you?

With all my love and gratitude,

Me

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