Along with the *amazing* Susie Orbach, BodyMatters psychologist Kassie Bottalico spoke to Weekend Today this morning about Endangered Bodies’ forthcoming summit and how we can safegaurd ourselves against the merchants of body hatred. Check out her segment here. What did Kassie recommend?
- Consider WHO is sending the messages
- Be aware of photo shop trickery
- Educate yourself on nutrition
- Remember: thinness does NOT equal health
Now over to you: What can YOU recommend to safeguard yourself against toxic body image issues?
I feel social media (instagram) has accelerated a much larger emphasise on body image and being skinny! We need to just use social media to encourage being healthy and happy, rather than aspiring to be stick thin and fit into an unrealistic mould of what society dictates we should be and feel about our bodies.