I started A Love Letter To My Body in 2020, when social media was saturated with both men and women sharing “Instagram v reality” snaps of their bodies, revealing the parts that society says we shouldn’t and normalising them. I admire each one of these wonderful people, being so raw and vulnerable on such a critical platform is admirable. However, as this “trend” grew, I quickly realised following many conversations with friends and family, that even though these people were sharing the parts they normal kept hidden, it was still showcasing an image for someone else to compare themselves to, it still triggered the negative thoughts. 

I started thinking, how can we do the same thing, but avoid any sort of comparison, how can we do the same thing, and allow people to feel less alone, and relate to someone else, someone else’s body. I worked out very quickly that the answer was through words. With words you can’t compare, you can’t see the person behind the sentence all you can see is the word and it is that word or sentence that we realise we share. 

I started this series with my own, which I have inserted below, and I am pleased to say that now over 50 people have also shared there’s. If you would like to share yours or have any questions, please do get in contact. Let’s start loving our bodies, let’s try and understand them, they really are remarkable