218//: Are you body shaming yourself or others?

Episode description: 

In today’s episode we talk about body shaming - self-criticism of your body or someone else’s - in relation to a recent experience I had in which body shaming led me into a shame spiral. Some examples of body shaming include: “I’m so fat; I hate my fill in the blank; I feel so fat today”, and “I shouldn’t have eaten that.”

Research shows that women have as many as 13 negative thoughts per day about their body, with 91% of women being overall dissatisfied with their bodies. 

We talk about some of the negative impacts such as decreased self-esteem, anxiety and depression, as well as disordered eating and body dysmorphia.

So what works to help decrease body shaming? I honestly don’t know what would work for you.  What I do know is that working with my therapist, reading and learning about the topic, and a lot of practice seemed to help. Rethinking how I used and followed on social media also helped normalize my feelings about my body. Some helpful IG accounts included: 

• Bodypositivememes 
• Thebodypositive 
• I_weigh 
• Bodyimagewithbri 
• Alissarumseyrd 
• dietitiananna 
• yrfatfriend

Some books that may help you. 

• Body Positivity: Connie Sobczak: embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and quiet that critical voice!) 
• Body Neutrality: Anne Poirier: The Body Joyful - Shaping Perspectives 
• The body is not an apology - Sonya Renee Taylor
• You just need to lose weight and What we don’t talk about when we talk about fat - Aubrey Gordon

If you are just starting on the body love journey, body neutrality may be the place to start. 

However, if all of this seems too overwhelming for you today - perhaps start with this video about self-love

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAflHLM9Qrc.

Other Helpful Resources include: 

Body Shaming - HelpGuide.org

Body dysmorphic disorder - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

11 Facts About Body Image | DoSomething.org

https://wholehealthempowermentproject.podbean.com/e/hating-your-body-let-s-talk-about-two-movements-that-may-help-you-body-positivity-and-body-neutrality/

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAflHLM9Qrc - Embracing Your Critical Voice: The Gateway To Self-Love | Connie Sobczak

https://thebodypositive.org 

5 Steps to Body Neutrality | National Eating Disorders Association

 

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