Body Shame/Trauma part 1 FRECKLES

 Body shame/trauma part 1:

The insecure and scared me years ago would have never posted these pictures and if I did, I would have made sure to Photoshop all my freckles and moles out, especially the middle one that is the most clear.

I was told from kindergarten forward, even having people write in my yearbook in high school, how ugly I was. How my freckles were ugly and how I might be pretty if I had a different color of hair.

Josh

was the first person to tell me I was beautiful and I laughed at him. When I was allowed to wear makeup, I wore layers of makeup on my face to cover up every last freckle and for years I had every color of hair under the sun as long as it didn't show my natural color. It took me until I was 240+lbs to finally see myself and body in a different way.

Now I rock my awesome hair color and freckles and no longer cover my skin with layers of makeup like I used to, but it took alot of inner work and learning to love myself instead of looking to the world for acceptance and approval. I know there are people who have said I am still ugly over the last few years, BUT I no longer care what they think and it is so freeing to take back my power instead of give it to others and what they think.

And seriously why I have never owned floppy hats before!???

I am in love with them!!!

~Doing the healing work, while hard was so worth it.

I challenge you today to make a list of everything you love about yourself and your body. It might be hard and I get that. At first I couldn't come up with one dang thing. Don't give up though. Find one thing and add to it until you have a list If you want to share, I would love to hear below what you love about yourself.~

𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘵, 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱

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