![]() ![]() I think recently I’ve seen more stories taking a stand for empathy, inclusion, and facing tough issues - including body image. I think more than ever, stories are needed that fight for those kids who are feeling that false pressure to be something other than who they are, and to encourage empathy instead of a “you can change” attitude that comes - even from loved ones. I think that’s one of the reasons I wrote ALL OF ME, and the story, “FOOD IS LOVE,” which will be in EVERY BODY SHINES, to hopefully give an honest look inside a mind that is dealing with this kind of unrelenting body-image pressure. I am big, and it’s been a constant struggle to accept myself. Even as a college athlete, at a time when I had seven percent body fat - I wasn’t skinny. I know for me, I felt pressure all the time from family, friends, and even bullies, to be “skinny,” even though nothing about me has ever been skinny. ![]() ![]() This seems heightened now more than ever. ![]()
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