"If we are not going to objectify our bodies, if we do not want to be objectified, meaning I just want to be the subject of my life," she says. "I seriously believe that what those up all night oozing things were was my awareness sinking, becoming alive throughout all these different parts of my body." She adds: "It's like putting your consciousness in the world or the people out there looking back at you"
Why Glennon respects “body positivity” – but it doesn’t work for her.
What if every single thing we’ve learned about who we are is wrong? What if we ARE our Bodies?
What if instead of trying to love our bodies, we could experience being alive on this planet… as bodies?
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CW: eating disorders
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