It’s a collective experience expressed by many women- we all go through high peaks + low valleys with how we treat + view our bodies. It may be our jobs, family stress, navigating relationships – it all takes a toll + reflects back at us …

She let go. She let go. Without a thought or a word, she let go. She let go of the fear. She let go of the judgments. She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head. She let go of the committee …

My body is a work of art, I told myself. The scars, the loose skin, the slight bulges where there once were none—they were like battle wounds. Motherhood, divorce, and everything in between shaped me, molded me. I made myself see the beauty in it.Sophia …