“Positive body image isn’t believing your body LOOKS good.
It’s knowing that it IS good, regardless of how it looks.”
– Dr. Lindsay Kite
University of British Columbia doctorate student Kaylee Misener is an expert in positive body image. Her research focuses on clarifying what it means to have a positive body image, and how to get it.
5 tips to a positive body image
- Appreciate how well your body functions for you. Body weight, shape and size are separate from your body image.
- Keep good company – surround yourself with body positive people and influences.
- What are you giving up? What would you rather be doing than feeling bad about your body? Focus on enjoyment, movement and functionality.
- Self-compassion is a skill – be your own best friend and champion.
- Self-compassion is self-kindness + common humanity + mindfulness, which helps us stay in the moment without evaluation.
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