Yesterday I looked in my wardrobe for something to wear.
I tried on a few of my older dresses, then T-shirts, then jeans.
Soon they were all lying in a pile on the floor around me.
And so was my confidence.
Read MoreWhen you look in the mirror you see things you sometimes don’t want to. ⠀ The tummy boldge,⠀
The stretch marks,⠀
The dimples peeping out from the bottom of your shorts.⠀
You decide to make your physical health a priority.⠀
You don’t think about changing the mental aspects of the problem.
It’s a natural response.⠀ ⠀
"I, Emma, take thee, body, to be my wedded better half, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part."
Your relationship with your own body is like an arranged marriage. You don’t get to choose who you are paired with but you are expected to do your best to make the relationship work come hell or high water.
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