Just at a time when our collective wisdom is ever so powerful, individual body image can often lag. Changing skin, hair, weight and appearance raises the hurdle.
Spin this journey! Menopause can provide opportunities to redefine body image, reclaim strength, cast aside societal norms, and live with gusto!
Notable Quotes
I lift weights and in the last two years I can’t seem to get the muffin top around my middle to go away. It is super annoying and it bothers me each and every day when I get dressed.
Carolyn
The most challenging part of going through menopause is all the changes to my body. It is not just one thing. There seem to be so many things that have changed or are changing.
Diane
This old lady body is making me so depressed.
Lee
More Information
Blog posts tagged as body image:- Voices With Vigor: The Female Voice
- Your Health ≠ Your Weight
- From Ballet to Medicine: A Physician’s Career Pivot Toward Wellbeing
- Aging With Gusto!
- Brain Fog: Tell Me You’re in Menopause!
- Voices With Vigor: Weight, What?
- Weight Loss: Connection is the Key
- Menopause! The Conference.
- Stand Up (for) Doctors!
- Managing Menopause
Additional Video Links
Video Link: 5 Ways to Deal With Weight Comments is a 15 minute video by psychologist Glenn Mackintosh you’ll likely watch more than once!
Resources:
- Our MenopauseMenu Pinterest website can be a great place to start with several boards dedicated to body image.
- Body Kindness by Rebecca Scritchfield, RDN is a good book to ponder over.
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