Your Body Isn't the Problem. Your Inner Critic Is.

Let me ask you something: when did you first decide your body was a problem to be solved?

For a lot of people, it starts young. A comment from a parent. A "joke" from a sibling. A PE class where you suddenly became aware that your body existed — and that other people had opinions about it.

Here's the thing nobody tells you: your body didn't change. Your relationship to it did.

Body image isn't about what your body actually looks like. It's about the running commentary in your head — the one that clocks every photo, critiques every meal, and quietly asks "but what do I look like from behind?" when you're supposed to be having fun.

That voice? It's not the truth. It's a habit. A deeply grooved, well-practiced habit that got started before you had any say in the matter.

So what actually helps? Not "love yourself!" (ugh). Not another diet. Not a 30-day challenge.

It's learning to interrupt the critic. To notice the thought before it steamrolls you. To build enough distance from it that you can say "oh, there it is again" instead of "oh no, she's right."

That's what therapy for body image actually looks like. Not fixing your body — fixing the relationship you have with it.

You're allowed to call a truce. And you don't have to white-knuckle your way there alone. 🌿