Body-Rage

BODY-RAGE

I’m so angry

But I don’t want to numb my anger with cookies

 

I’m filled with rage

But I won’t turn it inwards – on my belly or hips

 

I’m filled with fury and judgment at the men and women who don’t respect my body

But I won’t judge other women’s bodies as a diversion and perpetuation of their violence. 

 

I choose to feel the bubble of rage in my body

I choose to step into the discomfort of wrath

 

I don’t shy away from the nausea of my disgust

or the intensity of my ire

 

I choose to feel

To be IN my body

To let my sensations

my wisdom

my physical form

and her sacred story

Lead me to what I know is true and right.

 

I stand with my sisters

I honor their body-stories

I thank them for speaking the truth

I honor our collective rage

 

And know that as we feel it

As we listen to it

As we speak it

As we stand in it

As we act from it

We not only heal our bodies,

 

we heal our world.

Want to read more of my poetic essays? They’re here.

 

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Nina Manolson, MA, NBC-HWC, board certified Health Coach, Psychology of Eating Coach and Certified Body-Trust Provider, believes that every woman deserves to feel good in her own body.

She helps women create a healthy and positive relationship with their food and body so they can love their body and life! She’s the founder of NinaManolson.com and The Nourished Woman Nation.

She helps busy women feel good in their own body.. She specializes in working with women over 40 who have tried other diets and approaches but are still struggling with their body and food.

She’s the creator of the BODY-LOVE MAP and the recipient of the prestigious Health Leadership Award from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.

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