We were in bed
Together
Touching all the places
For delight
But out of my mouth
Came
“Don’t touch my belly”
And I moved his hand away
Away from the part of me that
I thought was too big
Too much
Not flat enough
Not appealing
My mind that had been
Seduced into sensation
Was suddenly trapped
In self-criticism
Self-consciousness
Took me out of my body
I lost my own experience
Of aliveness
I lost connection
To my mate
To the moment
To myself
Societies absurd ideals
Of what is sexy
Got into bed with me
I want to say
I now say
Get the hell out of my bed
Out of my body
This pleasure is mine
This belly is mine
And then
I put his hand on my belly
Because that’s sexy too
~ Nina Manolson
NinaManolson.com
Nina Manolson, MA, is the founder of Body-Peace®.She helps women end the war with food and body and finally feel truly at home in their body—as it is.
She is known for her deeply feminist, anti-diet, body-peace® approach. She brings her 30 years of experience as a therapist, Body-Trust® Guide and Psychology of Eating Teacher to helping women create a respectful and trusting relationship with their food and body.
Nina’s Body-Peace® work is all in service of helping people get off the diet roller-coaster, and into a compassionate and powerful way of eating & living which creates a positive long-lasting change in and with their bodies. Her courses, coaching, poems and Body-Peace APP positively change the conversation that women are having with their body.
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