Reclaiming Our BodiesReclaiming Our Bodies

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Share any thoughts or feelings since Share any thoughts or feelings since last sessionlast session– About your bodiesAbout your bodies– About Body imageAbout Body image– Or about products sold to change Or about products sold to change

women’s bodieswomen’s bodies

Body ImageBody Image

Women and girls get a lot of pressure Women and girls get a lot of pressure when it comes to weight.when it comes to weight.

Almost all women and girls in U.S Almost all women and girls in U.S worry at least somewhat about their worry at least somewhat about their weightweight

All of our bodies are different All of our bodies are different depending on height, bone structure depending on height, bone structure and genetics.and genetics.

ModelsModels

It’s easy to feel not thin or toned if It’s easy to feel not thin or toned if we don’t look like a model.we don’t look like a model.

We may hear men criticize our We may hear men criticize our bodiesbodies

We might hear adult women express We might hear adult women express dissatisfaction with their bodies.dissatisfaction with their bodies.

Our WeightOur Weight

What are some ways that you see What are some ways that you see women around you struggling to women around you struggling to change their weight?change their weight?

Would it make a difference in their Would it make a difference in their lives if they were a different shape?lives if they were a different shape?

Anorexia and BulimiaAnorexia and Bulimia

Sometimes, mostly women, try so Sometimes, mostly women, try so hard to lose weight they become hard to lose weight they become dangerously sick.dangerously sick.

Anorexia: when someone doesn’t eat Anorexia: when someone doesn’t eat enough to stay healthy.enough to stay healthy.

Bulimia: when someone purges Bulimia: when someone purges herself, usually by throwing up after herself, usually by throwing up after eating, so she won’t gain weight.eating, so she won’t gain weight.

Attacks on Our BodiesAttacks on Our Bodies

Are there any things that people Are there any things that people have said or done to you to make have said or done to you to make you not like some part of your body?you not like some part of your body?

Judging Other WomenJudging Other Women

Have you ever made a negative Have you ever made a negative comment about another woman’s comment about another woman’s body, either to her directly or to a body, either to her directly or to a third person?third person?

What effect do you think such What effect do you think such comments have?comments have?

Women against Body AttacksWomen against Body Attacks

Refrain from making negative Refrain from making negative comments about women’s bodies comments about women’s bodies and speak up when others do.and speak up when others do.

What might be hard about speaking What might be hard about speaking up and interrupting a put-down of up and interrupting a put-down of another woman’s body?another woman’s body?

Body AffirmationBody Affirmation

Body attacks leave scars. We find it Body attacks leave scars. We find it hard to love our bodies and feel hard to love our bodies and feel strong and powerful in our bodies.strong and powerful in our bodies.

Our bodies are beautiful just the way Our bodies are beautiful just the way they are. They are the source of they are. They are the source of strength, health, and ability.strength, health, and ability.

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How did it feel to talk about your How did it feel to talk about your weight and bodies?weight and bodies?