Body Positive

I was told as a child your body is your temple, ever heard that saying before? But what I wasn’t told was not all bodies were accepted and celebrated in society or on social media. I was never told that even though it is beautiful that women's bodies come in different shapes and sizes… not all shapes are acceptable.

Women's bodies are phenomenal, what women have to go through, for example pregnancy or the time of the month. I would like to take a second and applause every woman out there because you are amazing, and you are beautiful.

I want all women to be celebrated not just the beautiful girls in the magazine or the runway. I want the ones who wish to have longer legs, or smaller arms or a flat stomach. The ones who have tried every diet out their but just love’s a Chinese takeaway or a pizza on a Friday night… I am definitely that girl and it is acceptable.

I am so happy to see a change starting to happen slowly with body positivity on social media. I love seeing plus size women embracing their body, it brings so much joy to see. I would like to praise the girls who have been trolled on social media because of their body, but continue to spread positive vibes and self-love.

What they are doing is powerful, this movement will encourage young females to love themselves and their body, and speaking from someone who has battled with self-love and hating my body for a long time this movement needs to continue.

The pressure for women to be a certain shape or a certain look in society is ridiculous it also is damaging to these young girls. But I am slowly seeing a change in society; it doesn’t stop the trolls who type awful things but if we grew up seeing diversity in women celebrated in society including their body shape and race it will educate everyone, as not one shape or one race should just be celebrated.

We need to see more diversity and that’s why I am happy to start seeing women's bodies and our beautiful imperfections celebrated. Including the photo I decided to use from a popular fashion company called Missguided. This brand posted this photo on Instagram and with their popular social media presence this is powerful and educating for men and women, so men can understand this is what real women look like without any editing. This message for women of all ages is to open our eyes and realise we are beautiful, and it is okay to not be perfection.

Real women online, no photoshop, real women bodies! This needs to keep happening to fix and heal our women out there and to realise we are all in similar positions we all have something we may want to change or improve but women shouldn’t be bullied and penalised for having these imperfections. Women shouldn’t feel like they need to change because they’re not accepted or celebrated.

We need more brands and more magazines to continue this body positive movement. If we all encourage women of all shapes, sizes, and race is beautiful we will have a much better society out there.

I would like to thank every one in advance to reading this post, I hope you have enjoyed it and can relate or understand what I’ve written. I will continue to write more posts that I am passion about. For any women out there who have read this, continue to love yourself and love your body, it is your body and your rules. Never let one person’s opinion change how you view yourself because you are beautiful.

#KeepBeingYou

#MakeYourMark

Love Patrice x