Do you have a healthy body image?

And one of the things that, one of the many things that came up on the day was around body image.

and what a healthy body image is.

And I was on a panel talking about how to improve your overall body image, and also, like I say, what a healthy body image is.

Because this is something that I see so many people struggle with, but also get confused about.

Because when we think about what your body image is, it isn't the image of your body.

And a lot of the stuff that we talk about with body image surprises people.

Because Firstly it's not something that we are kind of taught about, it's not something we're educated about, it's not something we have a great understanding of often until we start working on this stuff.

And secondly when we do start to think about it what we think would help it are often the things that worsen it.

And that isn't because, you know, there's any kind of magic fix to improve your body image or anything like that.

But it's just that it's the way we've been conditioned in society to think that X equals Y when it comes to our bodies.

And often it's the thing that is moving us away from where we want to be.

And I'm going to explain that a little bit for you.

Because like I say, when I talk about body image, this isn't what your body looks like.

Yes, your physique and your physical body and how you perceive your body certainly comes into body image.

But body image encompasses what we believe about our body, what we think about it, how we feel about it, and then how we act towards it as a result of those things.

And I've got a couple of other podcast episodes all about body image.

So if you want more kind of an in-depth description about body image and again, a greater understanding of what it is overall, then go back and listen to those episodes because When we look at body image on the whole, it comes on a spectrum.

It isn't just a set point that we feel the same all of the time.

It isn't a destination that we're going to reach.

It comes with fluctuations.

And that's where we look at the body image spectrum.

And there's lots of different things that we can do to work on different elements of body image.

But so many people think that having a healthy body image means just loving your body all of the time or feeling positive about your body all of the time.

But that isn't the case because like I say, our body image is not static.

We don't live in a constant state of loving or hating our body.

And one of the things that, one of the many things that came up on the day was around body image.

and what a healthy body image is.

And I was on a panel talking about how to improve your overall body image, and also, like I say, what a healthy body image is.

Because this is something that I see so many people struggle with, but also get confused about.

Because when we think about what your body image is, it isn't the image of your body.

And a lot of the stuff that we talk about with body image surprises people.

Because Firstly it's not something that we are kind of taught about, it's not something we're educated about, it's not something we have a great understanding of often until we start working on this stuff.

And secondly when we do start to think about it what we think would help it are often the things that worsen it.

And that isn't because, you know, there's any kind of magic fix to improve your body image or anything like that.

But it's just that it's the way we've been conditioned in society to think that X equals Y when it comes to our bodies.

And often it's the thing that is moving us away from where we want to be.

And I'm going to explain that a little bit for you.

Because like I say, when I talk about body image, this isn't what your body looks like.

Yes, your physique and your physical body and how you perceive your body certainly comes into body image.

But body image encompasses what we believe about our body, what we think about it, how we feel about it, and then how we act towards it as a result of those things.

And I've got a couple of other podcast episodes all about body image.

So if you want more kind of an in-depth description about body image and again, a greater understanding of what it is overall, then go back and listen to those episodes because When we look at body image on the whole, it comes on a spectrum.

It isn't just a set point that we feel the same all of the time.

It isn't a destination that we're going to reach.

It comes with fluctuations.

And that's where we look at the body image spectrum.

And there's lots of different things that we can do to work on different elements of body image.

But so many people think that having a healthy body image means just loving your body all of the time or feeling positive about your body all of the time.

But that isn't the case because like I say, our body image is not static.

We don't live in a constant state of loving or hating our body.