Hello readers!
My name is Brittney and I am what you may call Body Positive! I'm going to explain to you what that means and where I want to go with this blog.
To start off here is a little background on me and my journey:
I am 22 years old and currently a Communication Student at Bowling Green State University. I have also minored in Entrepreneurship. My dream is to help girls in some way learn to love themselves and their body. My education has really helped me put things into perspective.
I have always been thin my whole life. In most of society, being thin is great. However, I am African American, and sometimes being too thin is looked down upon. Like most girls, I had pretty low self-esteem in school. I didn't really like myself or my body.Fast forward to now, and I love myself and my body. It took a long time and there are times when I still feel low. But, in school, I have learned so much about what it means to be a young girl in this society. I have seen that there is a serious problem! Most young girls struggle with self-esteem. Most young girls hate their body. And this self-hatred is supported in today's media. We constantly see images, hear jokes, and read headlines about how our bodies are not good enough. How we are not good enough.
Currently, I run a Tumblr that is all about embracing bodies, sexualities, gender, and lifestyles. And I absolutely love it! But, I want to reach more people with the message of body positivity. I want to help girls learn to love who they are as a person, not who they think they should be. So, if you are someone who struggles or know someone who does, feel free to follow this blog or my tumblr. Together, we can empower each other and discover body positivity.
This is GREAT! I struggled with my own body image as well when I was younger. I look back on it now and wondered how I could ever hate my body or appearance because now I fully embrace it! This is a great message and I wish more people felt comfortable in their own skin.
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