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Body Positivity and Becoming Comfortable Naked
How Non-Monogamy Gave Me a Crash Course in Body Awareness and Confidence
No matter who you are, or what you look like, there is one commonality we all experience, and that is this pervasive myth, that our bodies are just not good enough the way they are. We all struggle with what we look like, and to the point of this article, how to feel comfortable naked. While there is a current movement that proudly proclaims all bodies are beautiful, does that actually mean anything when we look in the mirror? I ask that, not to diminish the amazing sentiment and one that I hope in my lifetime becomes a reality, but rather to point out its obviously flaw: because does anyone really know how we accomplish both feeling and projecting body positivity? Especially when, wherever we look, we are told the complete opposite.
Look at any influencer, media outlet, or really, anywhere outside of our homes and we are shown just how important looks really are. More than that, how they play a crucial role in the way we experience the world, for better, but more often than not, for worse. We are told it shouldn’t matter, but our experiences, and all the visuals we consume on a daily basis reinforce that it does, and the proof is in our diminishing pocketbook (wait do people today know what a pocketbook is or did I just…
