The National Organization for Women Foundation reports that at age thirteen, 53% of American girls are “unhappy with their bodies.”  This grows to 78% by the time girls reach seventeen.

Even without knowing these stats, it's pretty clear that body image issues are VERY common among women and can develop at a young age.

If you've struggled with body image, you know how frustrating it can feel to improve it. It's certainly not as simple as repeating self-love affirmations.

In this episode, we cover:

• Our own personal challenges with body image (*TW: eating disorder recovery)
• What we have found helps support more compassion, atunement with your body, inner peace, food and body freedom
• The impact stress has on our body
• "Body neutrality" as a gentle baseline
• Why looking at the motivation behind our decisions will create better results
•  The single greatest factor that impacts our wellbeing 

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