A post shared by Natalia (@shedreamsofgucci)The thing is, women have dealt with unwanted messages about our bodies for too long.
I know this as well as anyone. As a teenager, I took time to grow into my looks and height. In my twenties, I went through a radical weight loss that developed into an eating disorder.
Outwardly, those were glorious years – I could wear anything I wanted! – but privately, it was a hungry, miserable period. I based my entire sense of worth on how I looked, and never felt like enough.
Over time I learned that perfection was impossible, if it even existed, and that I wouldn’t reach it, no matter how much I punished myself.A whole lot of life later, I have teenage children and a more balanced view of what it means to be beautiful.
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