Body image struggles are rampant. Each day people look in the mirror, and pick apart their appearance and all the ways they are ‘not good enough’. For some their focus is on their weight or shape, for others their focus may be their age, or masculinity or femininity, or race or ethnicity.
Yet, this has all been learned. Throughout our lives we have been exposed to countless messages about what appearance is ideal. Messages about appearance is associated with success, acceptance, love, control, or worth. These messages didn’t just exist in our childhood, and society has since changed. The messages in society that play a role in creating and maintaining body image struggles still exist, and are everywhere. But what if we could do something to disrupt that?
Below is an audio file that guides you in connecting with a world where appearance is less important. Judgments based on appearance are not held tightly, and do not hold as much power over peoples actions. Listen to the audio.
Once you have listened to audio, write down or mentally note, what did you notice was different in that world?
Then, take a moment to think, and write down, something that you can do today, this week or this month, that would move you closer to that world. or example: Some people noticed that in that world their interactions moved away from people’s appearance, and more towards the person as a human with thoughts, interests, likes and dislikes. A step towards that world that they decided to try to take, was to connect with others at that level, and steer away from appearance based conversations.
Then, actually do that thing, and maybe more. Let us create a world where there isn’t as much importance or judgment placed on appearance.
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