BodyKind

I was taught to only present my best self to others, to avoid judgement or criticism.. but my experience has instead taught me that by presenting your most authentic self to others and being proud of who you are brings gifts you never imagined. We all need to know we are not alone or that someone 'gets' what we are going through and we can only experience this through sharing.

I have found more love and kinship (from being open about things) than criticism.

Take my friend Kate…

The BodyKind blog is about encouraging each other to look upon our bodies as well as our fellow human's bodies with kinder eyes.  

Being BodyKind is about being mindful of our thoughts and increasing positive and kind thoughts towards our own bodies first and then extending this to others.

Why?   If you are like me, it can seem impossible to think positively about your body when we are taught to focus only on what needs to be improved.

For a long time, I found it very difficult to 'love my body'...

Thigh chafing happens! 

We all have uniquely shaped bodies. We all sweat. 

We all have different natural body temperatures and we all have our unique skin type. 

Preventing thigh chafe should be as normal as using a bra for support, wearing active apparel while sweating it out, using deodorant and wearing shoes to protect and support our feet.

For too long we have been made to feel that thigh chafing is a fat problem.

And yet even when I was at my slimmest (size 8) my thighs still chafed!...