I Don’t Want To Die Hating My Body
Please, don’t let me lay on my deathbed
Reviewing my life with regret
Because I wasted it on hating my body
I don’t want to die wishing I was thinner
Wishing that I hadn’t eaten that chocolate croissant
I don’t want to leave this earth
Feeling like I needed to apologize for my belly
My thighs or my double chin
I don’t want to occupy any more mental real estate
On what tomorrow’s diet should be,
how to hide my rolls,
Or what someone else thinks of my shape
I don’t want my last breath to be a release from the captivity of body-shame.
I won’t do it.
It’s been too many years, decades, lifetimes
Of letting the pursuit of perfection
shroud my joy, kill my pleasure, extinguish my beauty
I won’t die hating my body.
Instead I’ll live…
Caring for this body
Not dominating her
Not depriving her
So that I’ve lived in a free body
I’ll live…
Talking respectfully to this body
Not bossing her
Not shaming her
So that I’ve imbued her with honor
Each day choosing this body
As she is
To live with and within
Until I die
And leave this sacred skin
with appreciation for being my home
~ Nina Manolson
Body-Peace® Coach
Nina Manolson, MA, NBC-HWC, is a Body-Peace™ Coach.
She is a 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 truly feel at peace in their body! She’s the founder of NinaManolson.com and The Nourished Woman Nation.
She specializes in working with women over 40 who have tried many other diets and approaches but are still struggling with their relationship to 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.To take a powerful step on the Body-Peace™ Path, download your Practicing Body-Peace Journal right HERE.
If you’d like help with navigating an authentic and respectful relationship with your body. Let’s talk.
