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LoveYourBody.org creates
media and educational programs promoting
healthy body image for people of all cultures and sizes.
We
believe that body image happens in the mind. In fact, body image
has very little to do with one's actual body. Rather, it comes
from messages, beliefs, habits and self-talk--mixed with a little neurobiology--which together can form a distorted "image" of how we appear. Then, throw Madison Avenue into the mix. Consider the influence and pressue from the multi-billion-dollar diet and advertising industries: the average
American sees 400-600 ads per day! How do we process what we
see? Do we question it, or simply ingest it? Our "literacy"
can powerfully shape our self-perception.
Awarness is the antidote. By
taking a step back, we can identify where negative or disempowering
beliefs originate (e.g., the media, peers, family, our own limiting self-beliefs). As we
grow conscious, we can shift from a passive to an active role,
creating our own versions of beauty instead of trying to live
up to an ideal. Or catching a self-hating thought as it's forming.
Loveyourbody.org is dedicated to giving people
the tools to create beauty, health and nourishment in a way
that works for them. We
say: think freely and live fully...and love yourself through thick and thin.
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| Empty
stomachs |
Full
lives |
| Making
excuses |
Making
choices |
| Guilt |
Honesty
& self-expression |
| Eating
disorders |
"May
I take your order?" |
| Putting
down fat people |
Giving
love to the thick chicks (and fellas) |
| Accusing
naturally thin people of having eating disorders |
Accepting
a full spectrum of body sizes |
| Obsession |
Consciousness |
| Self-righteousness |
Compassion |
| Judging
others |
Accepting
ourselves |
| Buying
clothes that don't fit and "dieting into them" |
Wearing
something that makes you feel hot right now |
| Waiting passively |
Taking a step, being proactive |
| Fashion
as elitism |
Fashion
as self-expression |
| Torturous
beauty rituals |
Pampering
yourself |
| Putting
yourself down |
Accepting
compliments with grace |
| Taking
other people's opinions too seriously |
Honoring
yourself and doing what feels right to you |
| Non-nutritious
eating |
Being
responsible for your health |
| Dieting |
A
balanced diet |
| Self-denial |
Nourishment and fun |
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