Health
A Step-By-Step Guide To Learning How To Love Your Body The Right Way
The body positivity movement seems like a good idea. But what if you don’t like aspects of your body? Does society telling you that you’re good enough the way you are right now actually help you learn to love yourself?
By Paula Gallagher4 min read
I’d say no. It’s just a sentimental band-aid put on a gaping wound. It doesn’t address the root cause of your dissatisfaction. It only dismisses the legitimacy of your dissatisfaction by telling you that you shouldn’t be dissatisfied. If you want real body positivity, you have to learn to love your body — and that requires work, giving yourself the freedom to change, and even hacking your brain.