SEXY IN THIS BODY?⁣
I got invited to a blow out party⁣
Sara is turning 65⁣
She said “dress sexy”⁣
My brain glitches⁣
In an instant⁣
I had translated sexy⁣
Into skinny.⁣
“Be skinny”⁣
Is what my brain heard⁣
Or at least the part of my brain⁣
That grew up in a culture that⁣
Asks me to be in a smaller body⁣
And once my brain heard⁣
“Be skinny”⁣
I suddenly was saying⁣
“start dieting”⁣
Then I paused⁣
I exhaled my held breath⁣
My newer neural pathways⁣
Woke up⁣
Spoke up⁣
The part of my brain that’s broken free⁣
and healed from diet-culture shouted:⁣
“Diet?”
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“Restriction?”⁣
“Control?⁣
“No way”⁣
“No how”⁣
“Not in my body”⁣
I pushed back⁣
I resisted⁣
I owned my new narrative⁣
To be sexy is to be liberated⁣
To embrace a woman’s body⁣
that changes time and time again.⁣
So I say⁣
“yes to sexy”⁣
As I am⁣
In my current body⁣
And most emphatically⁣
yes to pushing back⁣
against that old diet voice⁣
against a culture that dictates⁣
what sexy is⁣
Yes to being in⁣
a body with pleasure.⁣
Yes to healing and body-acceptance⁣
Because THAT’s what’s truly sexy.⁣
 

~ Nina Manolson

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Nina Manolson, M.A. in Counseling Psychology, Nationally Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, Psychology of Eating Coach, Body-Trust® Guide.

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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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