Someone Makes A Post About Strong Women Who Celebrate Their Natural Bodies, Illustrates It With The Perfect Example
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Society expects a lot from us. Men have to repress their vulnerable emotions and earn a six-figure salary while hiding their rock-hard abs under a tailormade suit. Women, on the other hand, must grow up as beautiful caring mothers who retain their youth and energy. But what is a life worth if it’s just an exhausting pursuit of virtues?
Recently, Irais Cadena from Chihuahua, Mexico, turned to Facebook to share her two cents on the issue. Cadena explained why she thinks women can be strong and beautiful without following the ‘perfect’ formula, highlighting that Sarah Nicole Landry is the perfect example. Her thoughts instantly went viral, generating over 170K reactions and 659K shares.
Recently, a Facebook post went viral for its celebration of strong women who celebrate their bodies
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It was inspired by the perfect example, a mother-of-three by the name of Sarah Nicole Landry
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Landry, 35, from Ontario, Canada, has learned to accept herself as a person and she has made it her mission to help others do the same. However, her journey to self-love took time. Landry had battled body image issues over a long period of her life.
“I don’t recall when I became conscious about my self-image but I have early memories around age 11-12 where they started to take over my self-worth,” she told Bored Panda. “I did my first diet at age 14, and it would continue off and on through ’til adulthood.”
“I really had believed that losing weight would be the way for me to find body acceptance so I sought that strongly about 5-6 years ago. After losing around 100lbs, I was devastated to discover that I still had body image issues, perhaps even worse than before. Since then, I’ve worked through my issues around self-worth, disordered eating, and my confidence and have journeyed through that process online.”
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Sarah is very open about the journey she had to go through in order to love herself
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Landry lost all of that weight by strict calorie counting and working out almost obsessively. “For me, it leads to disordered eating, fatphobic thoughts, and food fear. Something I’ve worked on reversing for years.”
The turning point for her happened around the time she was going through a divorce. “I lost some extra weight due to stress and was probably the least healthy I’d ever been, but people continued to congratulate me on my beautiful body without knowing what was really going on,” Landry explained. “I realized that I had to face the fact that weight loss didn’t make me happy, and I needed to find a balance for me and my natural beauty, for a lifestyle I could love and a body I could celebrate even as it changed.”
And women all over the Internet are applauding her honesty
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She also shares her thoughts on parenting
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Online communities of women have really helped her as well. “Once I started following such a diverse group of beautiful women and men online, it really opened up my eyes to how different true beauty is and how it’s really about who you are and not what you look like!”
Eventually, this strong woman stopped judging areas of her body and started honoring them instead. This includes everything from the back of her legs which have more pronounced cellulite and stretch marks, to her abs from carrying really large babies. Landry said the ‘freeing’ experience has allowed her to feel more confident and spend more time making memories with her children rather than worrying about her weight.
As well as pics from her everyday life
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While appreciating her supportive family
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And embracing her mission to spread body-positivity and self-love
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I'm the only one that thinks that the sentence "every woman is beautiful" is a lot condescending? Wouldn't the campaign make more sense if it focused on the concept that a woman is not less worth as a person only because her appearance is worsening?
Totally agree. I know it's meant to be a sentence that inspires positivity but it never has for me. To me, it just highlights the ridiculous notion that women HAVE to be beautiful otherwise their very existence as human beings is invalid. I am not a beautiful woman by any standard and I am totally cool with that because it means nothing to me....now. There was a time in my life when it seriously affected my self esteem though. This obsession with beauty is so negative and damaging IMO.
So true! Women are not defined by looks. Women are persons just like men and have their individuality. NOt just appearance that has to be proved to be beautiful in every way possible.
Yes!!
And if OP actually agreed with what she was posting, she wouldn't hide behind all the make up and hair all the time.
Yes you never hear "Every man is handsome." but you hear every woman is beautiful all the freaking time.
So men should start their own movement around positivity and inclusivity if they feel that is missing and needed.
Not only is it condescending, it's also simply not true.
There are many questionable sentences in here, including those that compare the "suffering" and "change" of men and women. Every being matters, for their individuality.
Thats a good way to put it. As a person, everyone is equally important, but its getting very unhealthy for people to demand that being obese is perfectly fine. It may be perfectly fine until you die at age 55. How many GQ magazine covers have a male fat a*s on the cover? it seems to be JUST the women who are demanding this fat acceptance as healthy. Im not going to treat you worse just because you are obese, but Im also not going to pretend you are just as healthy as dwayne johnson. This distinction needs to be made.
@Jus I think you glossed over what I wrote and didn't comprehend a damn thing. I literally said I will treat obese people normal, but they shouldn't pretend they are healthy. I dont care if you smoke, but dont blow smoke up my a*s and try to tell me its healthy. Those people should change for themselves. I don't ride my bike for 100 miles on the weekend for anyone other than myself. You and I agree on everything from your comment, but you failed to comprehend what I actually said. Personally, I dont like your lack of reading skills, but the only one it harms is yourself because you look stupid posting a comment that literally agrees with what I said.
Jus wrote: " Let an adult die at the age of 45 if they want that. They have the right." Then you have no idea or concern for the health and wellbeing of ANYONE but yourself. Not a healthy way to live. We don't need attitudes like yours in a real community. You might want to live as an island, but if you care about others you would never make a statement like that. Grow up!
AlphaPuck wrote: "As a person, everyone is equally important, but its getting very unhealthy for people to demand that being obese is perfectly fine." EXACTLY. People in America are just crazy when it comes to their "looks" and this needs to change. I live in Central America and people are satisfied with just how they look and they dress with wrap around fabrics so it doesn't matter what "size" you are. So much of this is just to sell more products, that we DON'T NEED!
I don't like your comment because it seems to me you want to actively do something about some stranger's obesity. And I strongly believe it's a person's private, delicate matter. If someone wants a fat person on a cover, then why not. I personally don't mind. Smoking is unhealthy and smoking people totally harm others, but it's amazingly accepted and even shown on covers. Being obese directly harms the obese person, that's all. You don't have to pretend it's healthy. Just don't say anything like you wouldn't if someone was not to your liking in the way they looked. Let an adult die at the age of 45 if they want that. They have the right.
I so agree with you
Well said.
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I am not really happy about this "trend", and not because I value anyone based on appearance, but quite the contrary. Why are women always trying to prove their self worth by getting naked and claiming they are beautiful from the outside? Why do women in any way think that self worth equals how you look like or your own body image or by looking this and that and accepting how you look? How men never do that? I hardly ever (except as a joke) saw men getting naked and proving "dad bods" are beautiful. Our self worth is NOT just our looks alone. Getting naked and seeking approval from strangers will not solve anything. You have to believe in your worth as whole being, as a person. superficial beauty is just industry, a trend, it sells things. Inner beauty is real quality. Nurture and love your inner beauty.
Why do women in any way think that self worth equals how you look like or your own body image or by looking this and that and accepting how you look? Easy: Because to some, it does. I would not wear revealing clothing and show myself off on Social Media and based on your comment, neither would you... but the two of us are not the only women on earth, nor are we the norm. For some people, showing themselves off and getting approval from strangers does indeed solve everything... because it makes them feel good and proud and strong. All qualities that they might have lacked before doing this... because they were ashamed, afraid, insecure. If this helps them belive in their worth, then let them. Please don't tell people how to properly love themselves.
It's not "women (all women)" it's "these women). Don't tar us all with the same brush
You are right, Gillbella, sorry. It's not all women. But I don't think anything bad about women who do that, I just think it's very damaging for them. It looks brave, but it's not. It is just devastating that so many women think their bodies and looks are all they are, and that they need approval from strangers to feel good about themselves. I know that, I tend to look approval from strangers about my work (as an illustrator and writer) and most of the time I am devastated and depressed because some hate it. That should not matter! If I made one single person happy that is the only thing that matters. Also looks... Only some opinions matter and they are not based on your looks alone. Someone will think you are gorgeous, and that is because you are you. And all the other opinions don't matter. It's only those who love you. Otherwise you leave yourself vulnerable to strangers.
Why? Because its always been that way and its tme to stop.
How about you stop being so vain and attention hungry and focus on being a good person? That beauty never fades. Ffs. You have so much to be thankful for.
Or maybe, what she is doing is helping many MANY women who are ashamed of their stretch marks and cellulite by showing her body as it is. Instead of only seeing women in the media who have been photoshopped to be perfect. Also, maybe you should take your own advice- your comment does not reflect that of a good person.
Preaching about being a good person while simultaneously being a jerk.... FFS...
I'm the only one that thinks that the sentence "every woman is beautiful" is a lot condescending? Wouldn't the campaign make more sense if it focused on the concept that a woman is not less worth as a person only because her appearance is worsening?
Totally agree. I know it's meant to be a sentence that inspires positivity but it never has for me. To me, it just highlights the ridiculous notion that women HAVE to be beautiful otherwise their very existence as human beings is invalid. I am not a beautiful woman by any standard and I am totally cool with that because it means nothing to me....now. There was a time in my life when it seriously affected my self esteem though. This obsession with beauty is so negative and damaging IMO.
So true! Women are not defined by looks. Women are persons just like men and have their individuality. NOt just appearance that has to be proved to be beautiful in every way possible.
Yes!!
And if OP actually agreed with what she was posting, she wouldn't hide behind all the make up and hair all the time.
Yes you never hear "Every man is handsome." but you hear every woman is beautiful all the freaking time.
So men should start their own movement around positivity and inclusivity if they feel that is missing and needed.
Not only is it condescending, it's also simply not true.
There are many questionable sentences in here, including those that compare the "suffering" and "change" of men and women. Every being matters, for their individuality.
Thats a good way to put it. As a person, everyone is equally important, but its getting very unhealthy for people to demand that being obese is perfectly fine. It may be perfectly fine until you die at age 55. How many GQ magazine covers have a male fat a*s on the cover? it seems to be JUST the women who are demanding this fat acceptance as healthy. Im not going to treat you worse just because you are obese, but Im also not going to pretend you are just as healthy as dwayne johnson. This distinction needs to be made.
@Jus I think you glossed over what I wrote and didn't comprehend a damn thing. I literally said I will treat obese people normal, but they shouldn't pretend they are healthy. I dont care if you smoke, but dont blow smoke up my a*s and try to tell me its healthy. Those people should change for themselves. I don't ride my bike for 100 miles on the weekend for anyone other than myself. You and I agree on everything from your comment, but you failed to comprehend what I actually said. Personally, I dont like your lack of reading skills, but the only one it harms is yourself because you look stupid posting a comment that literally agrees with what I said.
Jus wrote: " Let an adult die at the age of 45 if they want that. They have the right." Then you have no idea or concern for the health and wellbeing of ANYONE but yourself. Not a healthy way to live. We don't need attitudes like yours in a real community. You might want to live as an island, but if you care about others you would never make a statement like that. Grow up!
AlphaPuck wrote: "As a person, everyone is equally important, but its getting very unhealthy for people to demand that being obese is perfectly fine." EXACTLY. People in America are just crazy when it comes to their "looks" and this needs to change. I live in Central America and people are satisfied with just how they look and they dress with wrap around fabrics so it doesn't matter what "size" you are. So much of this is just to sell more products, that we DON'T NEED!
I don't like your comment because it seems to me you want to actively do something about some stranger's obesity. And I strongly believe it's a person's private, delicate matter. If someone wants a fat person on a cover, then why not. I personally don't mind. Smoking is unhealthy and smoking people totally harm others, but it's amazingly accepted and even shown on covers. Being obese directly harms the obese person, that's all. You don't have to pretend it's healthy. Just don't say anything like you wouldn't if someone was not to your liking in the way they looked. Let an adult die at the age of 45 if they want that. They have the right.
I so agree with you
Well said.
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I am not really happy about this "trend", and not because I value anyone based on appearance, but quite the contrary. Why are women always trying to prove their self worth by getting naked and claiming they are beautiful from the outside? Why do women in any way think that self worth equals how you look like or your own body image or by looking this and that and accepting how you look? How men never do that? I hardly ever (except as a joke) saw men getting naked and proving "dad bods" are beautiful. Our self worth is NOT just our looks alone. Getting naked and seeking approval from strangers will not solve anything. You have to believe in your worth as whole being, as a person. superficial beauty is just industry, a trend, it sells things. Inner beauty is real quality. Nurture and love your inner beauty.
Why do women in any way think that self worth equals how you look like or your own body image or by looking this and that and accepting how you look? Easy: Because to some, it does. I would not wear revealing clothing and show myself off on Social Media and based on your comment, neither would you... but the two of us are not the only women on earth, nor are we the norm. For some people, showing themselves off and getting approval from strangers does indeed solve everything... because it makes them feel good and proud and strong. All qualities that they might have lacked before doing this... because they were ashamed, afraid, insecure. If this helps them belive in their worth, then let them. Please don't tell people how to properly love themselves.
It's not "women (all women)" it's "these women). Don't tar us all with the same brush
You are right, Gillbella, sorry. It's not all women. But I don't think anything bad about women who do that, I just think it's very damaging for them. It looks brave, but it's not. It is just devastating that so many women think their bodies and looks are all they are, and that they need approval from strangers to feel good about themselves. I know that, I tend to look approval from strangers about my work (as an illustrator and writer) and most of the time I am devastated and depressed because some hate it. That should not matter! If I made one single person happy that is the only thing that matters. Also looks... Only some opinions matter and they are not based on your looks alone. Someone will think you are gorgeous, and that is because you are you. And all the other opinions don't matter. It's only those who love you. Otherwise you leave yourself vulnerable to strangers.
Why? Because its always been that way and its tme to stop.
How about you stop being so vain and attention hungry and focus on being a good person? That beauty never fades. Ffs. You have so much to be thankful for.
Or maybe, what she is doing is helping many MANY women who are ashamed of their stretch marks and cellulite by showing her body as it is. Instead of only seeing women in the media who have been photoshopped to be perfect. Also, maybe you should take your own advice- your comment does not reflect that of a good person.
Preaching about being a good person while simultaneously being a jerk.... FFS...