Meghan Jane Crabbe, a body positive advocate, shares her journey of discovering self-acceptance through the body positive movement. She discusses societal pressures, validation on social media, intuitive eating, and inspiring ideas for resilience.
Recognize that harmful beliefs about body image are not self-inflicted but a wider societal problem.
Harness anger as a driving force to challenge societal norms and prioritize self-love over conforming to beauty standards.
Deep dives
The Influence of Cultural Conditioning
The podcast episode explores the damaging effects of cultural conditioning on body image. The guest, Meghan Jane Krab, highlights the absurdity of being taught from a young age to feel like our bodies are wrong. This internalized blame and shame surrounding body image is perpetuated by industries that profit from our insecurities. Meghan emphasizes the need to recognize that these harmful beliefs are not self-inflicted but rather a wider societal problem.
The Power of Anger and Self-Love
Meghan discusses how anger can be a powerful driving force in challenging societal norms. By reflecting on the injustice of being taught to hate our bodies, we can harness our anger to fuel self-love and acceptance. She encourages individuals to refuse to spend another day hating themselves, recognizing that their self-worth is more important than conforming to societal beauty standards.
Navigating Social Media
The podcast delves into the complicated relationship between body image and social media. Meghan acknowledges the pressure to curate the perfect online image, even as a body positivity influencer. She emphasizes the need for individuals to be mindful of their social media consumption by unfollowing accounts that make them feel inadequate and instead following a diverse range of positive role models who celebrate self-acceptance and diversity.
Reclaiming a Healthy Relationship with Food
Meghan shares her personal journey towards a healthier relationship with food. She highlights the damaging effects of categorizing food as 'good' or 'bad,' and how society's obsession with weight loss perpetuates guilt and shame surrounding eating. Meghan advocates for intuitive eating, emphasizing the importance of tuning into our bodies' natural hunger and fullness signals, and cultivating self-compassion throughout the process.
Megan spent a long time hating her body - and then, just three years ago, she discovered the body positive movement and her life changed.
In this live interview with Fearne, she describes how she took that message to Instagram, how she deals with the haters (both online and in her head) and found her happy place.
Content warning: contains references to anorexia, self harm.
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