Social Media is bursting with #BodyPositivity #LoveYourself and #ICanSoYouCan to messages seemingly aimed at the average health conscious woman. At face value it seems like a pretty brilliant and groundbreaking trend that's taking over. People are going to fitness events more, we are health conscious now thanks to a decade of public health campaigning. Dig…
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Endings and new beginnings can be emotional times, whether it's excitement for the future or sadness for the end of a really good chapter. There's no time of year when we communally experience this sensation as a planet more than the turn of a new year. Cue the dieting, resolution-ing and lists of life vows…
Once upon a time I would regularly stand sideways in the mirror to scrutinise my body. Standing on the end of the bath I would use the huge wall sized mirrors to view myself from every angle possible. I would pick at bits that I particularly hated about myself to really ruminate and focus on,…
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The power of practicing gratitude has the potential to be something quite incredible. Culturally in the West we are conditioned almost to always want for more, or with our bodies ironically we want for less. Less waist, less weight, less is more when it comes to beauty and looking good, or so we are told.…
Continue reading ➞ How Gratitude Can Help Improve Body Dissatisfaction
What is health and how do we define it? It’s a pretty complex topic and our interpretations will vary as much as our personalities. In 1946 the World Health Organisation defined health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity" (1) at the International…
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*Trigger Warning* - If you are experiencing or have experienced an eating disorder this post may be triggering for you. To the buzz of 7am she hits ‘snooze’. 7.10am. Snooze. 7.20am. Snooze. Each day is dreaded and deferred for as long as can be; it is a school day. Another day of skulking along…
"I looked in the mirror and loved what I saw. If I can do it, you can too" - Insta Influencer Of course you do, you epitomise the current beauty ideal: Gym Bunny Barbie, Health Freak Barbie, Can Survive In These Proportions Barbie - but this image is still unattainable for most. #BodyPositivity #LoveYourself Apparently…
