I am a woman reclaiming trust in my body. My hunger, my
appetites, my longings, my skin, my bones, my size are mine for the taking. I
take back my worthiness, my belonging in the world of beautiful and diverse
beings. I live without apology for the straight lines and curves, living
tissue, vulnerable heart that hold my living, breathing manifested story.
I feel where my body begins and I protect where it ends. The
marketing, the expectations, the gaze of the “other” belong outside of me and
are not for my internalization. I will no longer ingest the external and make
it my goal or my standard. I will not trade my right to express my freedom, my
needs, my wants or my beauty.
I listen for my appetites, all of them. I say yes. And I say no. My body is wise. It knows me. It is me. I am it. It is not an
expression of glutton or neglect, nor is it ugly. It is an expression of life,
and of being alive. It is my companion for this life that has been a journey,
replete with unexpected bumps & grooves, loves and losses-- and as so, my
body expresses my story with its textures, shapes, peaks & valleys.
I will not betray you, body, for an endless diet or
self-improvement project. I will not confuse thinness for health. I am a woman
reclaiming my movement, my rhythm, my flow.
I seek satisfaction and explore pleasure. I value my inner peace, my self-worth,
more than the approval of the outside, stigma and hate inflicted eye.
I will count myself among the millions of other women who
have come before who have struggled to live compassionately in the bodies they
have, and I will also count myself among the millions of women to come who will
reclaim body trust. I am not alone on the path.
In fact, I am helping to transition the world with my courage, my
fierceness, my bold and beautiful body.
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Be Nourished was
founded on the idea that we are all born with remarkable instincts to love and
care for our bodies. We believe body
trust is a birthright. Our passion is
helping people lose the weight of body hatred and create the change they seek
from a deeper place. Dana Sturtevant,
MS, RD and Hilary Kinavey, MS, LPC, co-founders of Be Nourished, will be presenting at The Body Love Conference at 3 p.m.
The title of their workshop is “Reclaiming Body Trust: Improving your relationship
with food, body and self.”
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