7 years ago, I decided to have a Naked 30th Birthday photoshoot.
I got completely naked and let one of my best friends at the time photograph me.
It was scary and I was super insecure about my body.
That’s exactly why I did it.
Because I knew that my body would never be “perfect” enough.
It will always have flaws.
So if I waited to be fitter, skinnier, etc. then I would miss out on beautiful memories that I know I’ll appreciate when I’m 90
I look back at the pictures now and I am SO DAMN HAPPY that I chose to do that!
Part of healing and becoming the most authentic version of yourself is ACCEPTING the parts of you that are flawed…The parts that you feel are unworthy and unlovable.
I always felt like my body wasn’t good enough.
I tortured it for years to fit an ideal that my genetics just wouldn’t allow.
So this photoshoot became a way to reclaim myself.
All of me.
My cellulite.
My sensuality.
My beauty.
My fat.
My big thighs and small waist.
My large breasts.
My stretch marks and scars.
It’s all beautiful.
I definitely hit a new level of self love after this experience.
I must admit that I entered into a new challenge after having a baby and what that did to my body.
I’m still in that phase and it has ups and downs.
But I ACCEPT myself.
And I ACCEPT the times when I’m sad, angry, or happy about my body.
I allow myself to feel it all.
And that is progress.
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