Hey hey beautiful human!

Summer has a way of making us feel a little more aware of our bodies than usual. The swimsuits, the pool days, the photos, the warmer weather, and being around other bodies can bring up thoughts you may not have been dealing with the rest of the year.

And even if you have been showing up for yourself, working on your relationship with your body, and trying to feel more confident, summer can still catch you off guard.

In this episode of Embrace Your Real, I'm sharing three honest reminders I want you to carry with you this season. There are no strategies or action steps in this one. Just the words I want you to come back to when your body image feels loud, when comparison starts creeping in, or when you feel tempted to sit out of your own life because you do not feel your best.

What's Discussed:

• Why swimsuit season can bring up body image struggles, even when you have done a lot of inner work

• Why the people who love you are not focused on the things you are picking apart

• How to remember what you bring to the room beyond how you look

• Why your body deserves grace after everything it has carried you through this year

• How summer can make comparison feel louder and less fair

• Why comparing your real life to someone else's curated moment will never give you the full truth

• How to let the authentic version of you show up, get in the photo, get in the water, and enjoy your life now

If summer has been making you feel more self-conscious than confident, this episode is your reminder that you do not have to wait for some future version of yourself to enjoy the season you are already in. You are allowed to show up, be present, and make memories in the body you have today.

If you have been wanting a place where you can feel strong, capable, and supported by women who understand what it is like to keep showing up in real life, head to movementwithjulie.com and get started inside the Movement With Julie app.

If you loved this episode, you'll also love Episode 628: 4 Ways to Talk to Yourself Like Someone You Actually Love. It will help you keep practicing the kind of inner dialogue that supports you, especially on the days when body image feels hard and you need to come back to a more loving way of speaking to yourself.

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