If you’re feeling insecure about your body at the beach, it’s totally normal.
Here’s how to navigate internalized fatphobia & other factors.
Maybe youve spied the words next to bodies in wheelchairs or bodies with amputated limbs.
Maybe the phrase was underneath a bikini model with body hair.
Perhaps the stream of diverse, beautiful beach bodies made you feel more comfortable in your own.
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Caroline Quinn is a fat activist and confidence coach.
Caroline Quinn is a fat activist and confidence coach.
Queer therapist and body liberationist.
Representation can be transformative, but it cant undo years of internal and external shame.
Fatphobiaordiscrimination and bias directed at fat people and their bodiesis longstanding and pervasive.
The first thing to note: Youre far from alone.
5 ways to get more comfortable with your beach body
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So the first step is to get comfortable with your reflection.
Look in the mirror, turn around, bend over, scrunch up.
See all of it so youre not surprised.
Challenging yourself is fine, but you dont have anything to prove.
Caroline Quinn is a fat activist and confidence coach.
Im a skimpy bikini girl.
I like my belly, butt, and arms out, Quinn says.
But if thats not your thing, dont do it because thats what you think youre supposed to do.
Its Amazing How Its All Connected.
That said, you may sometimes have to be wary of safety.
Take a risk, but not a huge risk, she says.
Shows likeBaywatchpaint an unrealistic picture of what being at the beach looks like.
Honor yourself
Finally, its important to celebrate your accomplishments.
You put on a swimsuit and went to the beach even though it was scary.
And, hopefully, you had a blast.
Youve likely heard the phrase, Every body is a beach body, right?
Still, navigating the summer can be challenging.
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