Body Image and Societal Pressures

In this week’s episode of Your Health Matters, I share about body image and societal pressures. I will discuss how we judge other people’s bodies and how it affects our own body image. 

Tune in so you can have an idea on how I deal with body image and how I worked to change my views on bodies.  

In this episode we discuss: 

[0:25] Introduction on this week’s topic  

[0:37] Observing how others comment on another person’s body 

[2:39] How I was judgmental as to other people’s bodies in the past

[3:30] Unlearning body images and unlearning being passive 

[4:10] Body image in my practice as a physical therapist 

[4:44] Genetics make our bodies look different 

[5:15] How body image affects getting better from injuries 

[5:41] How body image leads to injuries

[6:03] How body image leads to forgetting the importance of rest  

[7:10] Things I’ve done to work on changing my views on body image 

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