Author: belovedbody
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I Am Not the Source of My Struggle
A few weeks ago, Beloved Body launched “A New Vocabulary” (ANV)- a series of blog posts designed to give you self-compassionate language for a variety of body image topics. The posts aggregate content from Instagram about a particular topic in one place. The next time you want to be kind to yourself but don’t know…
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Introducing “A New Vocabulary”
It’s great to see a growing conversation about being kind to yourself, loving yourself, etc. But have you ever asked yourself, “Um, how do I actually do that?!?” Over the course of my body image journey, I’ve gotten to a point where I can detect diet culture seeping into my inner thoughts (e.g., “You were…
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“The COVID-19” Jokes and Why I’m Not Laughing
Raise your hand if you’ve seen a social media post or heard someone joke about gaining “The COVID 19” (lbs)? I’m guessing most – if not all – of you. The jokes and talk of “The COVID 19” is a reminder that diet culture is everywhere, all the time, EVEN during a global pandemic. There…
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FREE At-home Workouts
Hi there, friends. Wow. These are some unprecedented times. I know that exercise helps me when I’m anxious (which I’ve been off and on the past few days), so I thought I’d share some free at-home exercise resources in case you might be feeling anxiety or just feel antsy being home so much. 50 Minute…
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It’s Time I Care About Hair
Fostering a positive or neutral body image is hard work. Living in a world that promotes thinness, beauty and youth (at all costs) is tiring. By now, you probably know I’ve struggled and still struggle with all of this. But what I’ve been realizing is that for a lot of people – especially people of…
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Worth Reading … Amy Schumer ditches her scale, the case for self compassion, and an HGTV star shares her take on bikinis.
This installment of the Worth-reading Roundup is made up primarily of podcasts. Because, let’s get real. Sometimes it’s way easier to listen to something while folding laundry or driving your car than reading another thing on your device (but thanks for reading this post!) It includes a chat between Oprah and Amy Schumer, a question…
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KC Pride in SF
You can take the girl out of Kansas City, but you can’t take Kansas City out of the girl. What are the chances? The Kansas City Chiefs are in the Super Bowl for the first time in 50 years, and their opponents are from the city I currently live in – San Francisco! It would…
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Losing Weight Doesn’t Have to Be Your New Year’s Resolution
Last year at this time, I wrote the Instagram post below. I’m re-sharing it because I need to hear this message again and you might too. ***“I’ve been wanting to share a New Year’s post because this is a time of year when guilt around food is intense. It’s that time of year when we…
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On My Nightstand
I love when people on Instagram share the books on their nightstand – I get so many great recommendations! – so I decided to do the same. Here’s a peek at some of the books at my bedside. Starting from the bottom up to the top: KidPower Children Safety Comics: How to Use Your Power…
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What the Health?
For the last month, my church Canvas has had a teaching series called “What the Health?” First, can I just say I love that a church is playing off the phrase “What the Hell?” But most of all, I love that a church is helping people have healthy relationship with health. Today at Canvas I…
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