#171 - My Body Betrays Me! How Can I Still Love It?

Pursue Your Spark - Midlife, Fitness, Nutrition, Mindset, Health, women over 50

Do you look in the mirror and feel discouraged about your body? Or maybe you just wish your body looked different. Or you’re taking an exercise class, and suddenly your knees hurt on the lunges - that has never happened before!

It can feel difficult to love a body that seems to betray you. You're not alone. Research shows up to 84% of American women experience body dissatisfaction in their lifetimes.

You may think, “My body betrays me! How can I still love it?” Learning to love your body when you really don't is no easy task, and it's not as simple as the body positivity movement can sometimes make it seem.

Going from "I hate my body, what it looks and feels like, and what it can’t do anymore” to something more positive will take time and conscious effort.

I am sharing some real-life examples from my clients of ways a body might seem to betray you. Gabi, Monica, and Grace are not their real names, but their issues are very real for many women.

In these types of scenarios, where we feel betrayed by our bodies, we also feel…dread and hopelessness. This is natural, but it's important to reframe the way we think about our bodies and treat them.

We start losing sight of what our bodies can do when we resent the things they can’t. Or when our bodies look the way we didn’t expect them to. So instead, celebrate your body for a job well done!

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Links mentioned in the show:

• The Empty Nest Reboot
• Research: 84% of American women‘s body dissatisfaction
• Episode #28, How to silence your inner critic
• Episode #155, How to stop comparing yourself to other women and be happier

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