Lola Berry
31, NUTRITIONIST,
COOKBOOK AUTHOR,
YOGA TEACHERBerry, an advocate of
nourishing your body
with real, whole food,
says that although her
“whole philosophy is
about self-love and
embracing who you
are”, she didn’t realise
untilsayingyestoour
naked shoot how “harsh
acritic”sheactuallyis
on herself. Before the
shoot,shetoldus,“I’m
very nervous right
now,I’msoscared
thatI’mnotgoingto
be good enough or
not look good enough.
ThoughIlovegetting
outside my comfort
zone and doing things
thatscareme,Ithink
yougrowwhenyou
faceafear,sothat’s
whyI’mdoingit.”
Post-shoot, her vibe was
veryupbeat.“Itwasso
much fun, the crew
actuallyhadtotellmeto
putmyclothesbackon
because I got quite
comfortable!” she says.
“AtthestartIwastalking
abouthownervousIwas,
and about body-hatey
stuff,butthenIsawthese
most beautiful photos
andIthought,man,we
arewaytoohardon
ourselves–weshouldnot
talk to our bodies the way
wedo.Ilovetheimages.
Ithinkit’ssomething
I’ll look back at over
timeandthink,I’m
sogladIdidthat,
challenged myself.”
@YUMMOLOLABERRYBALANCED
BEAUTY
122 womenshealth.com.au DECEMBER 2016