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🌟 Understanding Body Neutrality: Embracing Your Body for What It Can Do 🌟 Body neutrality focuses on appreciating your body for its functionality rather than its appearance. 💪✨ Discover how this mindset shift can enhance your self-esteem and overall well-being. Learn about the principles of body neutrality and how embracing this approach can lead to a more positive relationship with your body. Explore how body neutrality encourages self-acceptance and empowers you to value your body for its strength and abilities. 🌈🧘♀️ #BodyNeutrality #SelfAcceptance #WellBeing #PositiveBodyImage #WomensJournal https://lnkd.in/dvmjcD4U

#Bodyneutrality is finally being noticed. I am so grateful, because I know how much this concept saved me. It actually changed the trajectory of my life. If you struggle with your body image, working on it is JUST AS IMPORTANT as what you eat and how you exercise. Step in, learn more about it. Seeing your body differently can change the way you show up. It can change your self-esteem, your energy, your behavior and the way you role model for those around you. I hope you take the time to learn more about it. Body Neutrality and I have been sighted in 3 recent science and research studies. "The #bodyneutrality trend on #TikTok, yields 1.1billion views (as of May 2023) demonstrating its reach and appeal to viewers who are seeking content that advocates for a respectful and non-judgmental way of thinking about their bodies..." "The term body neutrality was popularized in the mid-2010s by Anne Poirier, a body image coach. Poirier (2021) describes the practice of body neutrality as a holistic attitude toward the body and framed it as a focus on what the body can do rather than what it cannot, while emphasizing that one’s appearance does not define one’s worth." https://lnkd.in/eUMfrtF2

Have you heard of body neutrality? Too much pressure to be 'body positive?'  To be frank: for many people feeling good about their body isn't a reality that feels achievable. Body neutrality is being accepting of your body with all that it is. It is also appreciating WHAT YOUR BODY DOES FOR YOU vs. just focusing on appearance. Body neutrality can be practiced by adults and children and we can help young people to be neutral and appreciative. “Today I appreciate my legs for helping me go to a fun dance class.” vs. The perceived pressure of body positivity "I love my legs". We practice that at Big Sis integrated in all the sessions we run with young people. Body neutrality can be a real game changer in negative body talk. #bodytalk #bodyneutrality #bodyneutral #body #changeyourmindset #bodyloveforkids #bodylove

When you want to embrace your masculine self, you just wear men's 👕 proudly. The feeling of accountability and power ethics can be drawn from this energy. There is something beyond solid matter (body) that safeguards choices. To choose is to be accountable and to misuse accountability, which is emasculated is just a pretense worn by a soiled human without a spine. There is a feminine self that knows masculinity better. It is how and where we touch defines the character of a human. Touch is a symbolism embedded in everyday lives. The hermeneutics of masculinity and femininity allow the touch to be aesthetically reproducible with a sense of accountability. Why did we not touch lives yet? Why did we live the way we do? How far did we reach in understanding ourselves? These are deeply embedded questions that relate to the sense of touch.

For me, the term ‘toxic masculinity’ was, like many terms/labels, an opportunity for #curiosity, to me to explore what it was intended to mean, and along the way learn more about myself and what it may mean to be a ‘man’ (another evolving term). I learnt how the term, as with others like ‘politically correct’ and ‘woke’, mean different things to different people, and are all-too-often weaponised to advance the agenda of all ‘sides’. This article tells us some of it’s history. Here is an excerpt along the lines of my own understanding of how it is used: ⏸️ The rhetorical zip of the term has been watered down by the deluge of other toxic fill-in-the-blank phrases: toxic femininity, toxic positivity, toxic bosses, toxic relationships. If everything is toxic, what are we even talking about when we use that word, other than something we don’t like? Like “woke,” “critical race theory,” or “politically correct” before it, the phrase is susceptible to willful misinterpretation and easily becomes a bogeyman. ⏸️ My greatest wish is that we can use these terms/labels not as weapons but as calls for #curiosity and #learning, about ourselves and others. What do you think?

If we want others to respect our beliefs, ideas, and persons, then why not put our best foot forward from the get-go, signaling through our clothes the respect we both expect to give and take? Read the full article here: https://loom.ly/fJWAFtE

Surface acting only involves conveying the appearance of having the appropriate emotions, while deep acting involves more substantial differences in oneself, in which the individual actually feels the emotion that is displayed instead of merely expressing it superficially. Surface acting would occur in individuals who have less incentive or desire for involvement with the job, while deep acting would pertain more to individuals who have more involvement at their occupation. There would also be differences in the quality of the output in each of these approaches.

Galleria: The Standard Setter — expresses standards for the group. These standards apply to the quality of the group process or set limits on acceptable individual behavior within the group. Chanel: The Harmonizer — mediates the differences between other members, attempts to reconcile disagreements, and relieves tension in conflict situations through good-hearted jokes, a soothing attitude, etc. Aqua: The Aggressor — may work in many ways – deflating the status of others, expressing disapproval of the values, acts, or feelings of others, attacking the group or the problem it is working on, etc. Dorinda: The Help-Seeker — attempts to call forth a "sympathy" response from other group members or from the whole group, whether through expressions of insecurity, personal confusion or depreciation of him/herself beyond reason. Read about the behaviors each #CheetahGirl exhibited that positioned them in these roles: https://lnkd.in/gwmtuQUU

Reclaim Your Style Confidence Have you ever overheard someone make a critical or unkind remark about how you look? Or, perhaps they criticized you directly to your face? If so, how did it make you feel? Did your mood plummet? Did you head for the nearest ladies’ room to scrutinize the offending body part, article of clothing, or style selection? Did you internalize this criticism (sometimes in the guise of helpful advice) or shrug it off as simply someone else’s opinion? If you were deeply affected by the remark, you are not alone. When I asked my clients what unsolicited comments or advice had been given to them throughout their life and how it impacted their perception of themselves and their self-esteem, the responses were heartbreaking. It’s time for every woman to reclaim her style confidence! Learn more about the damaging effect of ‘Hurtful Comments and Unwanted Advice’ in my blog post: https://lnkd.in/eS22DVvu