Body Image - Would you choose to fight a war that is impossible to win?
This weekend I attended a presentation titled “How to Let Go of Your Struggle with Body Image” by Dr. Emily Sandoz, and I would like to share my cliffs notes and commentary on the information she provided. First, it was a great presentation, and I would encourage others to see her in person if given the opportunity or to read her book Living with Your Body and Other Things You Hate. Dr. Sandoz talked about the experience of living in our bodies and more importantly the experience of living in a body that often feels out of control. She shared experiences of having fever blisters (I love a little self-disclosure that makes a presentation more personable...). She also discussed more generally acne/other skin issues, how the body naturally changes during adolescence (the weight increase that has to occur in order to go through puberty), how mothers experience the sagging effect after nursing a child, and other changes that occur with age (wrinkles, etc)… Dr. Sand...