From a young age, children idolize their parents. As a child grows older, he or she starts to realize that parents are just adults trying their best; however, parents make a huge impact upon children’s body image, perhaps more than we realize.
Knowing how common imposter syndrome is should give us comfort, but we also need strategies for dealing with it and turning our desire to succeed into an advantage.
We have all seen those exercise videos that line the shelves of various department stores and are advertised all over YouTube. But what effect do these videos really have on people?
Dear body, it may have taken two decades for us to get to this point, but I am here proclaiming my love for you and showing my gratitude for all that you’ve enabled me to do.
By the time I was 13, I thought about taking part in eating disordered behaviors. Perhaps, if I had even earlier intervention, then I never would have had a full-blown eating disorder.
There is a certain stereotype of eating disorder sufferers in society and it can be very misleading. While I now understand that it is impossible to live up to every expectation of those around me and society, I am choosing to fight the stereotypes and my eating disorder.