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#Repost @body_peace_liberation (@get_repost) ・・・ When the culture we live in is steeped in fatphobia supported by a 65 billion dollar diet industry, the self-loathing begins long before we fully realize it. The negative self talk becomes the background music of our mind; slowly chipping away at our ability to trust the very body we inhabit. Our body becomes something separate from us that we critique and judge. We are meant to experience our body as home regardless of size or shape. If you doubt this, watch children who are uninhibited in their movement and are at one with their body, not separate. It takes intention, patience and focus to unwind that ball of yarn and come back to your body as home. You will likely go through some very uncomfortable feelings and the stages of grief with necessary mourning. Mourning all the time lost hating your body parts and all the intention and focus that went into trying to change your body size and shape only to have 'it' rebel and seemingly fight you every step of the way. Your body was actually fighting to save you. On the other side of patiently redirecting your intention and focus to unconditional positive regard for the body you live in, is body peace and liberation. It won't happen overnight, but it is possible to come back to your body as home. It's where you were always meant to be. 💜 #HAES #bodyashome #intuitiveeating

"In Lebanon, my womanhood was an act of defiance... In New York, my womanhood mimics Beirut; it is a statement made for Beirut and her rebellion, a city unlike any other in the Middle East or the world. She is curved, delirious, and lustful." -Zeina Abi Assy ⌨📖 #BodyAsHome #ArabWomen #Beirut #Lebanon #Lebanese #NewYork #NYC #Womanhood #MiddleEast #literature #writer #writersofinstagram #writers #writerscommunity (at Aaliya's Books)