This chapter explores the impact of societal pressures on self-perception and body image, particularly during formative years. It critiques the body positivity movement and introduces body neutrality as a more inclusive alternative.
When you look at your body in the mirror, do you love what you see? Do you pick out the things you don’t like? Maybe you’ve heard of body positivity. But what if we just felt neutral about our bodies? In this episode, we talk about our bodies — how we move through the world in these fleshy vessels, how it feels to exist in our bodies in a world that asks so much from them. How do we live full and embodied lives?