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Shawn Johnson got very real about her journey to embracing her body in her June 27 video uploaded to her YouTube channel. The 28-year-old gold medal-winning Olympian opened up in a video titled, Body Image Issues: 110 Lbs. to Pregnant about her struggle following the 2008 Olympics and how she took her “perfectionism mindset way too far.” Shawn described feeling like she had “run straight into a brick wall full speed,” and had struggled with “eating disorders, depression, [and] anxiety because as soon as the Olympics were over…I quickly realized I had a self-confidence and self-image issue.”

Body Image Issues: 110 Lbs. to Pregnant, she opened up even more about her life, including how lost she felt after the 2008 .

Shawn Johnson East is getting candid about her battles with substance abuse and body image, and how she rediscovered her purpose after years of post-Olympic burnout. The former Team USA gymnast shared a new YouTube video to her family channel over the weekend, titled «body image issues: 110lbs to pregnant.» In the video, Johnson starts by detailing the regimented training lifestyle she subscribed to in the years to leading up to the 2008 Beijing Games, where she took home a gold medal in the balance beam and silver in the team, all-around and floor competitions.«In my mind, everybody praised me for what I did at the Olympics.

Shawn Johnson opened up about her past eating disorder to her YouTube followers and revealed how she recovered following “self-image issues” brought on by being an elite gymnast.The gold medalist, 28, recalled her rocky road to self-acceptance during her “body image issues: 110 lbs to pregnant” video posted on Saturday, June 27.Johnson, who is now married and has an 8-month-old daughter, revealed that when she was training for the 2008 Olympics she restricted herself to 700 calories a day and would often pass out while at practice.“One of the things that was, I guess, a sacrifice and a cost of the sport was my perfectionism,” she explained, noting she took her own perfectionism too far both in and out of the gym.“As soon as the Olympics

Kelly Clarkson gushed about the experience of being a mother less than two weeks after she and Brandon Blackstock called it quits.“There is no greater gift than being a mama, and that comes with countless roles,” the American Idol alum, 38, told viewers during Carter’s ShowHER Love virtual baby shower on Thursday, June 18. “Friend, teacher — thank you, COVID — support system, shoulder to cry on, chef and more.”The “Because of You” songstress teamed up with all-star guests, including Shawn Johnson and Jordin Sparks, to give 100 lucky new moms some of their best parenting pointers.

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