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what do you see in these pictures?

I see a relaxed + happy girl with folds in her sides, stretchies, dimples, neck wrinkles, moles + freckles, acne marks, and not flexing her stomach.

it's okay if you see any or all of those things too. we don't have to pretend that there aren't details to see.
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✧ they're nothing to hide. or retouch.
✧ they're nothing to feel ashamed about someone else seeing.
✧ they're nothing to have to take a second attempt at a picture for because they're showing.
✧ they're nothing to stop me from enjoying life's pleasures.
✧ they're nothing to feel less worthy about because they exist.

they're just me.

some parts of this body of mine that exist, just the way like I have nails and hair.

𝗜 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝗗𝗢𝗡'𝗧 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗮 𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘆𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲.

because by doing that, we are saying it's only okay and there's nothing to worry about IF they're not noticeable to others. that's not how we normalize these things about women's bodies-- that just perpetuates this cycle of shame and self-consciousness around these random things we have assigned value to.

so let's notice.
and let's keep living.

#wordsbymi

✨🌻this serene, calm corner... is the only calm corner in my house RN 🤣 it's my last evening before 2 basically back to back trips, so it feels like I have a million things to get done!

one of the errands I had to run earlier was @wholefoods to get travel-friendly foods for me (considering my dietary restrictions) to take for this wknd trip w/my family. last year, I took only a handful of stuff w/me, fully expecting I could get some bare essentials at the local grocery store. MISTAKE. bc as skilled as I am at navigating menus + stores for things to scrape together, this grocery store seriously had NOTHING. neither did most of the restaurants around bc it's a small beach town.

and for me, it's not one of those things where I can just buck up and eat what everyone else is eating-- I will get sick and deal with repercussions on my health for weeks if I do so, thanks to this little #autoimmunedisease of mine. it was miserable, so I'm coming better prepared this year.

anyhow, this made me realize several things:
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✧it does feel unfair sometimes. I often have to do double the legwork to keep myself healthy. it often takes more resources (ie money + time) from me that even those close to me can understandably underestimate. but that's the reality of AI disease.
✧despite that feeling, I also feel INCREDIBLY blessed-- with my knowledge as a nutrition coach, years of experience with this AI disease, the ability to afford the food + supplements that allow me to live more normally that many do with AI, and that my loved ones are mostly used to and supportive of my special needs now (this did not happen overnight LOL).
✧ I also feel blessed that I have physical access to good food/exposure to my options-- people living year-round in these little towns of America do not have the same options I am fortunate enough to have day to day. socioeconomic access to fresh, healthy food and to nutrition education is NOT fair in this country. it pains me. makes me think of how I can give my efforts to changing this.

just a little peek into my life bc I get asked a lot how I live so "normally" even w/ #hashimotos -- but there is a lot I do BTS. it's just my life. I now embrace it.

🐸it’s not easy being green…

maybe for Kermit, but it’s definitely easy with my summer faves from @bioclarity 🌱 -- and I am SO THANKFUL because I’m looking at 4 trips over the next 8 weeks, which as much as I’m so excited about it, all that travel isn’t very kind to maintaining a healthy routine and skin overall. I’ll be indulging in some food that scores high in fun and maybe less in nutrition 🤣, having jet lag, sun exposure, and lots of sweat in humid cities-- so anything I can do to lighten the load on my body with clean ingredients I can trust and to keep my skin hydrated and happy is a major win.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗧𝗦𝗔-𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽:
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☼ Beauty Boost-- I’ve taken these every day for a year to get my zinc + selenium in for my hormones, and it’s super important to stay on your supplement routine while traveling!
☼ Garden Glow Mini Set-- it has my Cleanse face wash, Hydrate moisturizer, Restore gel, my favorite Clarifying Masque (a must during sweaty summer!), and then I add in my Treat gel from my Clear Skin Routine!
☼ Dewy Dew Mist-- I may go through an entire bottle in Charleston alone 🤣seriously the best to spritz some moisture and tone to cleanse after sweating!

𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝟭𝟱% 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 + 𝟰𝟬% 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀!

#allgreensnogunk #bioclarity #bioclaritypartner

☕️for being such a coffee nerd, I've never tried making latte art before today 👉SWIPE to watch how my first attempt🥴 turned out at doing the #charleystpour @charleyst with master @aaroncookcoffee!
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#latteart #barista #wannabe

the other day, I saw a well-known blogger post a bathing suit photo while on vacation. her caption had nothing to do with her body, but rather just about enjoying summer and she looked stunning and happy.

in the comments, so many women were going "😍🔥" etc., which was all great, but then I saw a FLOOD of comments saying things like "you can eat candy, pasta, and gelato, and still look like that? spill your secret!!!" and "what is your workout routine?? Goals!" this made me cringe + so sad. not for her, but for the commenters themselves.

why. WHY are we still chasing the non-existent notion that there are people who have figured out the "secret" to a great body or that there is some kind of magic workout routine to look exactly like that person on your screen?

this is also why I dislike the "what I eat in a day" posts out there because while there may be some people just curious, it also perpetuates the "manual" or "guide" mindset; that following someone's exact routine or food or workout will somehow deliver an identical body on your own doorstep. I PROMISE you, if you followed an Olympic athletes routine to the T, it would not turn you into an Olympic athlete🤣so why do we expect this out of physical appearance?

𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗧: 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲, 𝗡𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗬 𝗠𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗘.

some of us are more genetically predispositioned to be thinner, bigger, more muscular, less athletic, more prone to cellulite/stretch marks, etc.

chasing some sort of pipe dream of unlocking secrets to that body you're idolizing of another person's is not going to help you get there-- the only thing it'll do is take you further away from feeling good in your OWN skin.

𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 "𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁" 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻.
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📸 @justintjamison // wearing @aerie #aeriereal

👋hellooooo friends!

being off IG and email this past week allowed some space to come into my life and helped me really soak up just being and living.

while I already knew this, it was really nice to re-live and reaffirm how the little ordinary things in life hold the most extraordinary feelings if you actively make the effort to see what's already there; quality time with my people, getting to soak up things like the farmers market, cooking seasonal meals, wandering around to take film photos, sitting at a coffee shop, repotting plants, tending to organizing/decluttering my home.

this week also helped me pull a little further away from placing so much of my senses of self-worth and satisfaction with life in my work and productivity; that I am no less loved, respected, or valued if I dial it back a bit.

I have a TON of topics and content that I want to share with you guys over this next week, so STAY TUNED, but first I posted a little "week in review" of my time off in my IG Stories-- hopefully it reminds you to soak up the ordinary as you start your week this Monday ❤️

I'd be lying if I said "just hopping on here to say..." bc you can't hop on somewhere you already are on🙈in the past 48 hours of this break from work, I've learned I'm horrible at taking off work. i'm not saying this as a humble brag flex of my hustle-- I've seriously been astonished + embarrassed by how one-track minded my brain seems to have gotten with my work. for someone who considers herself to have great ability to be present / to be mindful, I'm now seeing just how ungrounded I've gotten; and this reflection staring back at me is really not so pleasant for me to acknowledge.

on top of this, a big project I was excited about (and why I was still sniffing around on Instagram) didn't go the way I anticipated, taking the wind out of my sails a bit, then dealing with the usual ups + downs of being your own boss which makes it really hard to truly take time off (and I'm only now realizing bc this is the first time I've really tried🤣). but on the flip side-- I got a first glimpse at another huge project I am so excited to share with you guys upon my real return, and I have a lot of really big, hard questions I'm asking myself this break to hopefully come out feeling more grounded and filled with purpose. sometimes you gonna break things down and apart to figure out the best way to put things back together. I share all of this with you guys because it is just real shit that is a real part of the process-- we all go through this❤️
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but LAST THING I must leave you with before I truly sign off for a few days are these 🎞goooorgeous film photos by @justintjamison to celebrate the launch of the NEW @madewell high-tops (released today!) that very well might be the comfiest and cutest kicks ever-- 👀that 3rd photo though ✨ #everydaymadewell #wellheeled #gifted

☀️messy hair, white denim, sticky skin, and film camera rather than phone in my hand = the way summer is supposed to be ✨
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happy Sunday, sweet friends! I have weekend reads per usual over on my Stories for you. I'm also very excited to have put my vacation responder up on email and for the first time ever, I'll be deleting my mail app off my phone for a few days starting tomorrow.

I noticed the other day that I'm having a hard time feeling connected and even present when I'm walking out and about. It's all been about getting to destinations and efficiency-- but it's dampened my ability to feel the beauty in the little things, which is really problematic for me, because my ability to do that is very much a part of who I am.

I so badly need a break from constantly being "on," being glued to my email, generating content whether be words or photos for Instagram here 1-2x a day; so that I can come back feeling re-invigorated to bring you even better stuff. but I'm not gonna lie, the prospect of being off for a few days and disappearing from the IG algorithm does stress me out, because my work largely is interwined with this platform right now. but I gotta do me first for awhile, so I'll be on here very little over the next week.

if you get value from what I share + want to make sure you see my posts when I come back, head over to my page and just engage by liking and commenting on the last 5-6 photos. I know it may seem silly, but that's just the way this thing works now, and not everyone realizes it.

for now, I'll be getting reconnected by living IRL for awhile 👋❤️

❤️3 years since the beautiful sunrise you sent my way after you left us; and the colorful sunrises + sunsets I see when I'm having a hard day still feel like you sending them as a hug for me.

it's really weird to think that you've been gone for 3 years.

a lot has happened in 3 years.
I think you'd be really proud of the person I've become in these last 3 years. I also think we would have butt heads a lot more in these 3 years 🤣 but all along, you would have still been one of my biggest cheerleaders-- the guy who would embarrass me by hyping me up to all his friends, telling them how awesome I was, even back when I didn't really think I was very awesome.

it's even weirder because I do feel like some memories of you are fading; perhaps some of it is my fault, for not thinking of you each and every day. but I never not think of you when something big happens. I go to dial speed dial # 2 (after mom, sorry, but you knew this 🤣), and realize I can't. that's when I listen to my favorite short little voicemail from you I have saved. it makes me really happy and sad at the same time.

love you, miss you dearly, and I'll be looking out for the next sunset 🌇🍬✨

𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲.
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question for you-- if someone called you fat, too thin, undesirable, clumsy, frustrating, slow, too scarred, or unable, how willing or motivated do you think you'd be to do your best?

time and time again, I've had to learn this lesson-- from being unable to figure out how to heal with my eating disorder, coming to terms with my autoimmune diagnosis, being okay with the implosion of hormonal acne covering every centimeter of my face?

I was so resentful, frustrated, and felt betrayed by my own body. so I treated it like the bad seed of the family. called it impossible to figure out, hopeless, too needy, too soft, too ugly.

𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴.

you know how they say plants respond to positive verbal reinforcement, and how pets like doggos can feel the tone in our voice to understand what we're saying to them?

our emotional states and mental health are very much intertwined with our physical bodies. this statement is not woo woo, it's science. no matter how much good we're showing towards our physical selves, if we're still feeding poisonous thoughts to our minds, the goodness will never win. healing our physical selves in a foundational, lasting way can only start from within.

loving on your body does not come overnight. it took me years to reach mere indifference towards my body. but you owe it to yourself try, instead of continuing to view it as the enemy or some hurdle to overcome.

𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗜𝗦 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.

𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗼.

#wordsbymi