Making peace with the mirror

This week, we take a thoughtful and vulnerable look at body image. We also take a few minutes to break down and define some popular food claims. What you’ll hear: A broader definition of body image Our personal stories of body image struggle (or lack there of) What culture teaches us about beauty, our bodies, and health Thoughts on cultivating healthy body image The defining and debunking of some popular health claims Can I quote you on that? "You compliment the effort, you don't compliment the outcome." Maggie "One of the most damaging things that we've been taught is that weight, in particular, is a moral issue." Jacey "To make assumptions about a person's character, about a person's behavior, about a person's habits based on what is physiologically going on inside their body is absolute (boloney)." Maggie "We don't want other people to think that we think we're pretty." Maggie "There is no greater tool in cultivating a healthy body image than a healthy lifestyle." Maggie Links: Previous related episodes: Style and beauty and fashion, oh my! Quick breakfasts, Whole 30, modesty, and capsule wardrobes Ted Talks:  Why Thinking You're Ugly is Bad for You Looks Aren't Everything. Believe Me, I'm a Model Stripping Away Negative Body Image In My Chair: A Makeup Artists Perspective on Beauty A New Standard of Beauty This American Life: Tell Me I'm Fat Eating organic: the dirty dozen Fair Trade USA Thoughts, questions, comments? Find Around the Table on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, or leave a comment below. Maggie on Instagram, Twitter, and her blog Jacey on Instagram, Twitter and her blog