Our Bodies, Our Business

EPISODE 14. What is wrong with "Omg, you've lost weight, you look amazing!"?


Listen Later

Congratulating women with weight loss seems very nice and innocent. 

But the research shows that it may increase self-objectification and body surveillance (Calogero, R. M. et al. (2009).

When you are praised for losing weight, your subconscious had a different “agenda” -  "When thinner - I am better". This potentially make you check yourself in the mirror to find out if  “my body still worth the compliments?"

So what kind of compliments should you tell women?

All details in this wpisode!

Join us on Instagram:

Оksana

Оlgha

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Our Bodies, Our BusinessBy Oksana Kokaylo, Olga Onoshchenko