06/11/2025
Last night I met someone who said “I know you, I follow you on instagram” which never happens. It reminded me of what I used to post here and that I haven’t done so for a while. I’ve wound down my coaching and body image work for the time being, but I often think of it, and the women and girls I’ve supported. And I hope that by talking to people about body image and accepting yourself just as you are, makes a little bit of positive difference to them, albeit in a smaller scale than when this was my full time role.
As well as all the life changes I’ve had this year, I’ve had two surgeries. But I still try to be explicitly grateful for my body every day - and continue to focus on the things it does for me and the things it enables me to do (rather than on the bits that have gone a bit wrong).
Diet culture is still all around us and seems to be going backwards right now. But having your eyes and ears open to that and choosing to think differently is still possible and vitally important. The biggest thing that clients used to tell me was that I’d “taken the blinkers off” for them, I’d helped them “unplug from the matrix of diet culture”, I’d helped them see they didn’t have to follow the narrative of “being slim is the only way to be beautiful and healthy”.
I haven’t looked after my body as much as I could have lately. But instead of beating myself up for that, or punishing myself with food (or lack of), spin classes and harsh words, I have rediscovered yoga and found an empowering weights-based exercise class and am really looking forward to gradually getting back to it as soon as I am able. To build this body back up and get it stronger as I approach my half centuries next year!!
Legally divorced as of yesterday, I’m quietly letting go of what no longer serves me, and celebrating new beginnings. Bring it on! 💃🏼💪🏼🥂
