EXERCISE IS SPIRITUAL WORK

Jennifer GageMarch 15, 2022body image, body love, self-love, self acceptance, lena dunham, GIRLS, ANTIWORKOUT, ANTIDIET, BEAUTY STANDARDSComment

Understanding Conditioning: Body Image + Human Design

Jennifer GageJuly 11, 2021BODY LOVE, somatic healing, understanding the not self, Human Design, Body image, Finding Your Authenticitiy, BEAUTY STANDARDS, applying human design, embodiment, CONNECTING TO YOUR INTUITION, human design not self, conditioning, human design conditioning, the not self themeComment

BODIES, BEAUTY STANDARDS AND THE PRESSURE TO BE EVERYTHING

Now more than ever, I think the pressure to be thin and have glowing, clear skin can be perceived as a moral failing. Many alternative healers and lifestyles touted in Goop and the like make it seem that if we aren’t eating plant-based, sugar-free, gluten-free (or whatever is in rn) then we’re going to inflame our system to high heaven, die from depression and our vaginas will stop working. Now, let me also be frank and say, almost 100% I subscribe to these kinds of alternative healing ideas, but to what end? If I end up blaming my own lack of self-control and then shame spiral? THEN WHAT?