Womens_Health_Australia_December_2016

Let’s spread the body love message. Post

a picture that inspires body confidence for

you – it could be a quote, you working out,

meditating, your fave food or best body part,

etc. Post a snap and in the caption, nominate

a friend to do the same, too. Use our hashtag

#stronghealthyyou and we will repost our faves!

Your body is simply incredible – it

can run marathons, rotate in bendy

positions and break down the

craziest of foods. So why, when you

look in the mirror, are you often

itsharshestcritic?Howdoyou

deprogram yourself from negative

self-talk?Andhowdoyoutruly

appreciate the bits you moan about?

Ahealthy,strongbodycomesin

allshapesandsizes.Infact,experts

recommend that looking at many

different body types is fundamental

to self-acceptance (minus the

Instagram filters!). Broadening your

view of what all female figures look

like is key. Remember, there is a

lot going on behind the scenes to

make women look good in mags,

TV and on social media – lights,

make-up,stylists,etc–allofwhich

helped me in this pic! The majority

of us have stretch marks, cellulite

and lopsided boobs (um, yes). We

are often worried about being

judged by others, when, in fact, we

are just thinking about ourselves.

Beating negative body talk takes

commitment. Here are a few little

thingsIdoeachweektohelp:

1 CHECK: SELF TALK.Make my

innermonologue more positive

–swaptheword‘hate’with‘love’.

Felicity Harley

Follow me @felicityharley

Editor

TheWHteam e of

us) scrubbed up alright for

the ISWIS Awards! L-R: Alice,

Adam, Lottie, Felicity,

Anthea, Jackie, Lisa, Sascha

2 CHECK:POSTURE.Core strong,

shouldersbackanddown,chinup.

Hello, instant confidence boost!

3 CHECK: ACCEPT REALITY.Train

my mind to appreciate how I look

at this moment in my life.

4 CHECK: COMPASSION.

Appreciateallthegreatthings

mybody has achieved rather

than what it hasn’t done.

A common trait of women who

haveagoodbodyimageisfinding

apositiveforeveryperceivedflaw.

To prove it, we asked eight high-

profile women to strip down and

share their inner thoughts about

their body. We salute these amazing

women – and the gorgeous Anna

Heinrich, our cover star – who had

theconfidencetosharetheirskin

andstorieswithyou.Whenyoufeel

healthy and strong inside, you can

takeonanything.You’reatyour

best, physically and emotionally,

and are empowered in life. We hope

this issue inspires you to rock your

body confidence this summer!

#stronghealthyyou

JOIN US ON SOCIAL!

14 womenshealth.com.au DECEMBER 2016

ED’S NOTE

WHAT’S ON MY MIND

PHOTOGRAPHY: CYBELE MALINOWSKI. HAIR: SUE CARROLL. MAKE-UP: AMANDA RAMSAY. FELICITY WEARS RACHEL GILBERT DRESS AND SAMANTHA WILLS EARRINGS

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