After reading a few online articles, and having a few interesting conversations lately, I have realised something a bit unpleasant. After years of feeling self-conscious about my body, of not feeling good enough, of being hugely critical of the way I look, I have finally seen that all the negative commentary in my life about my body comes from me.

I have a five year old daughter, and I care deeply that she should love herself, and her body, because she is a healthy, strong and wonderful human being, entirely deserving of love. But I don't extend that to myself. How will she believe me, when I don't?

I have been having this conversation over and over again these past few weeks with other women, and I have realised that I have some changes to make. I had been living my adult life with very little conscious understanding of what I am thinking and feeling and given that I like to think of myself as a thoughtful and aware human being, this has been really upsetting.

BUT.

This is where I am going to talk about this, and make sense of my thoughts, and maybe learn something useful.

S