This 60-second video captures my fears about my daughters growing up in our crazy, body-image-obsessed culture. (“The world is insane,” says meditation teacher Adyashanti. ”Stop expecting it to be otherwise!”) Is it inevitable that A and C will go through the same body-loathing I’ve experienced over the years? As women and mothers, how do we [...]
Entries Tagged as 'body image'
OUR GIRLS, OURSELVES
October 5th, 2011 2 Comments
Tags: beauty pressure · body image · Girls · mothering · self-acceptance · Self-improvement
The Secret
March 17th, 2011 No Comments
“Is that you, Mommy?” asks A. She’s caught me perusing the Victoria’s Secret catalogue, where a 19-year-old Brazilian goddess pouts for the camera in a turquoise plunge push-up bra. Other than both having brownish hair and breasts, this nymphet and I look nothing alike. I feel the warm glow of pleasure that comes from a [...]
Tags: body image · Girls · self-esteem · Victoria's Secret