Ep. 44: Change your Body or Change your Mind? How to get to body acceptance

It's a different kind of episode this week, as I share four conversations with four very different women. My first guest, photographer Nadia Meli, appeared on BeautyMe a few episodes ago, and in this episode Nadia says losing weight was never a goal of hers; she simply wanted to move more and change how she ate as a self-employed person who often works long hours, from home. She talks about the reaction she got to losing 30kg.

Emma Tamsin Hill, also a former guest and YouTuber, explains how from an early age, she was aware of how different she looked, and how she didn’t feel that she fit in. She also discusses the misinformation around what is a ‘healthy’ weight and how pressuring people to lose weight could mean they end up with major mental health issues.

Chloe Pierre, another former guest and the founder of @thy.self, an online wellness platform, shares that accepting her body has been all about her mindset, while my last guest, Eleanor Nawal, or Ellie, talks about body neutrality, as a socially acceptable size 10. As an actress Ellie believes fat phobia permeates the image-led TV and film industry that she works in.

I hope you enjoy listening to these four different stories. For centuries, society at large has created certain acceptable, even enviable body shapes that women are encouraged to aspire to and I wanted to try and talk to a variety of women; I also think this deserves a part 2, so let me know if you'd like to be involved. Just email beautymepodcast@gmail.com.

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