{"id":10827,"date":"2013-11-12T04:30:42","date_gmt":"2013-11-12T12:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=10827"},"modified":"2013-11-12T04:30:42","modified_gmt":"2013-11-12T12:30:42","slug":"body-image-inherited-watch-moving-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/body-image-inherited-watch-moving-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Is body image inherited? Watch this moving video."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/body-image.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"343\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10828\" alt=\"body image\" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/body-image.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/body-image.jpg 600w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/body-image-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/body-image-290x166.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Do you struggle with body image issues? Did your mother or grandmothers do the same? In this moving video, a teenager talks about the roots of her own issues with food.<\/h2>\n<p>Star Vartan <a href=\"http:\/\/ecosalon.com\/this-teenager-will-break-your-heart-being-a-woman\/\" target=\"_blank\">shared this video last week at EcoSalon<\/a>, and I found it incredibly moving. Poet Lily Myers performs her spoken word piece &#8220;Shrinking Woman,&#8221; where she explores her own body image issues in the context of her mother&#8217;s. It&#8217;s powerful, and I think it&#8217;s something everyone needs to watch.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"662\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zQucWXWXp3k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This video spoke to me in a different way than it would have eight months or a year ago. Instead of hitting on my own body image, I connected with Myers as a mom. I have an eight month old baby boy, and I never want him to see me the way this woman sees her mother.<\/p>\n<p>As a teen and through my 20s, I definitely had body image issues, though I&#8217;m not sure I can trace them so directly to my mother the way Myers can. One thing is for sure: I am determined not to pass this on to my little boy in any way.<\/p>\n<p>I think that as moms we have a responsibility to our sons and daughters alike to model body-positive behavior. More women than men struggle with body image, but boys pick up on these cues too. For girls, I think these messages shape how we see ourselves. For boys, I think it shapes how they see women, and I want my little boy to grow up knowing that women are strong, capable, and as deserving of respect and space as men.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What were your thoughts about this young woman&#8217;s body image poem? Did any of her sentiments hit home for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Related Reading:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #bf4089;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/2013\/08\/12\/lets-talk-body-image\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #bf4089; text-decoration: underline;\">Let&#8217;s Talk Body Image!<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #bf4089;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/2012\/05\/02\/feelgood-quickie-startling-facts-on-female-body-image\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #bf4089; text-decoration: underline;\">Startling Facts on Female Body Image<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #bf4089;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/eatdrinkbetter.com\/2011\/01\/27\/healthy-weight-loss-diet\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #bf4089; text-decoration: underline;\">Healthy Weight Loss without Dieting<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>[image via screenshot from video]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you struggle with body image issues? Did your mother or grandmothers do the same? 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