3 TIPS TO HELP BUILD A POSITIVE BODY IMAGE (TEENS)
WE ALL HAVE ISSUES I am SKINNY! And I have body issues too. We all have had a moment, where we stepped in front of the mirror and tucked our stomach in or protruded our butt just to envision how our perfect body would look like. I feel like when anyone speaks of not having a positive body image, we naturally think of a “fat” ( if that should even be a word) person wanting to be skinny. But today, I want to talk about the opposite. Growing up as a black girl, I lived in a community where the majority of the women were thick with beautiful curves. Being among the few who just wasn’t built like that, I was constantly made fun of. For having lanky legs and being compared to a stick. This triggered a lot of insecurity and wanting to alter myself. At first I didn’t think anything of it, but all of a sudden, I started to think that nothing fit right, my butt should be a little bigger or I needed to put on a little weight ( maybe that would help my lemon looking breasts). I started feeling