When you practice body neutrality (a close cousin of body positivity), you look in the mirror and think: "This is my body. It carries my brain. It allows me to hug my children. It lets me walk the dog. That is enough for today."
In the context of a wellness lifestyle, body positivity provides the needed to pursue health without triggering eating disorders or body dysmorphia.
For decades, the wellness industry has operated on a platform of . The message is implicit but deafening: You are not enough. You are not thin enough. You are not toned enough. You are not disciplined enough. Buy this product to fix the body you have failed.
From that neutral place, wellness becomes possible. From a place of self-loathing, wellness becomes destruction. How do we actually live this? It sounds beautiful in theory, but how does a person with a larger body, a chronic illness, or a history of trauma actually go to the gym? How do they meal prep without spiraling?
You are allowed to want to be healthy. You are also allowed to want to be happy. The body positivity and wellness lifestyle insists you do not have to choose. We have been sold a lie. The lie is that thinness is the same as health. The lie is that discipline is the same as self-hatred. The lie is that you must earn the right to feel good in your skin.
You feel sluggish after a meeting. Historically, you would have grabbed a diet soda. Instead, you step outside for a 10-minute walk. No headphones. You notice the sky. Movement done.
