A broken ankle? "Lose weight." Depression? "Lose weight." Sore throat? "Have you tried losing weight?"
The goal is not to make everyone thin. The goal is to make everyone as metabolically, emotionally, and functionally well as possible where they are. A truly inclusive body positivity and wellness lifestyle must account for chronic illness and disability. What does "wellness" look like for someone with fibromyalgia, POTS, or a wheelchair user? young nudist teen pis
Body positivity without wellness can become a stagnant nihilism. Wellness without body positivity becomes a cage of perfectionism and self-punishment. But together? They become Redefining "Wellness" for Every Body The traditional wellness lifestyle has an aesthetic: white marble countertops, tiny smoothie bowls, and an $80 yoga mat. It also has a body type: thin, able-bodied, and young. A broken ankle
If I practice body positivity, I will become complacent. I will eat whatever I want, never move my body, and my health will decline. "Have you tried losing weight
Then came the body positivity movement—a tidal wave of stretch marks, cellulite, and unapologetic belly rolls. It told us to love ourselves now , not thirty pounds from now.
To truly integrate body positivity, we need to detoxify the definition of wellness.
Wellness for a spoonie might be sitting up in bed to do arm circles. It might be using a shower chair to save energy. It might be accepting that some days, the "wellness" goal is simply taking your medication on time and drinking one electrolyte drink.