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Shame.
It's not just something you shout out at incestual queens who are trying to atone for their sins at Kings Landing.
Shame is something I've mentioned a few times on the blog. It's really important in the conversation about body image for reasons I'll get into next week.
I'm cooking up a post or two about shame and well, it's lengthy. While I finish editing it, I highly recommend listening to this super cool lady named Brené Brown. She has some thoughts on shame.
When I was vegan, I started to believe that I could cure anything if I just ate well enough.
Kriss Carr used a plant-based diet in her battle against cancer. Dr. Esselstyn wrote about how a plant-based approach can prevent and reverse heart disease. Dr. Fuhrman suggests that you can speed up your recovery to the common cold by eating plant-based.
Every holistic person I encountered had some elaborate concoction for curing any ailment:
"Oh, are you knees hurting? You should avoid nightshade vegetables and drink cinnamon."
"You're getting sick? Take this green drink with a ton of ginger and garlic"
It felt like information overload. It felt like I was personally responsible for anything bad that happened to my body.
Athletes are the best.
To quote Drake:
"You know a lot of girls be thinking my [blog's] about them, but...{athletes], this one's for you"
You've heard me talk about how water polo has been awesome for my body. I also think that athletes have a good shot at a healthy relationship with their bodies in general.
Even though, being an athlete can cause a few other issues with your body, it can also be really great.
Here's why being an athlete makes you good at being body positive.
Athletes tend to be pretty good-looking.
Admittedly, I joined the water polo in college partially because I wanted to play water polo and partially because I was hoping to meet an attractive man wearing a speedo (spoiler alert: I did).
Being an athlete means that you are concerned about your body.
As a result, all sorts of body image issues arise from being an athlete. Because you, dear reader, are likely an athlete, I have written this post to give you an excuse to feel like we're the same kind of person and I totally get you.
Here's why athletes have a tough time with body image:
