Posts tagged body image
Body Image through Touch: The Unsung Hero of Massage Therapy
Body Image through Touch: The Unsung Hero of Massage Therapy

Are you content with the person looking back at you from the mirror each morning or do you frown in frustration? Unfortunately, many of us are unhappy with the person looking back. Whether it’s lamenting about having a few extra pounds or exhibiting more serious, self-hating body dysmorphic disorders, body image is under siege in our celebrity-fixated society. While the media continues to airbrush photos of svelte supermodels for magazine covers, others are trying to teach young girls to love their bodies, beautiful imperfections and all. One way to combat the Hollywood hype and to create an appreciation for the bodies we have is through hands-on massage and bodywork.

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Mental Wellness, Massage & Bodywork, Self-careGuest UserWellness, mental health, body image, positivity, massage, massage therapyComment
Developing a Healthy Body Image through Bodywork
Developing a Healthy Body Image through Bodywork

The statistics are alarming. The majority of U.S. women–some estimate more than 80 percent–are unhappy with their appearance. At least 10 million young women, and 1 million young men have an eating disorder. Girls as young as 6 and 7 are expressing disapproval of their looks, and most fourth-grade girls are already diet veterans. Most unsettling is the fact that more women, and girls, fear becoming fat than they do dying.

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Self-care, Mental WellnessSean Vierramassage, bodywork, self image, self talk, weight, health, body image, self love Comment