This Podcast Is Required Listening for Anyone Who Deals With Negative Self-Talk

Claudia Canavan

From Women's Health

What sort of language peppered your internal monologue when you got dressed this morning? Was it uplifting and kind – or brutal and derisory?

There's every chance that the latter won out. As part of our Project Body Love Initiative, Women's Health commissioned a piece of research exploring how women in the UK feel about the way that they look. The results? Scary.

Only 4% of UK women feel beautiful, with 55% saying that looking at themselves in the mirror or in photos triggers insecurity. Straight up: only 6% of you describe yourselves as 'body confident.'

This November, WH have set out to change this, via a 30 day series of podcasts, all lasting just three to five minutes and released first thing every morning– so, ideal for that time spent choosing your outfit or brushing your teeth.

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Illustrator @planetprudence is trying the change the way we view and speak about ourselves. We spoke to her about the community she's created for #ProjectBodyLove and put simply she said, 'I've learned to speak to myself as I would to my future daughter'. "Oh I’ve come a long way. It’s been only a couple of years that I’m fully happy with how I look like. It took me a long time to gain some self-love towards my body. I was always bullied for being too fat, and got into relationships with guys who shamelessly called me fat and unattractive. I had my first eating disorder when I was barely 13 years old. I did sit-ups until my spine turned blue and didn’t want to gain one kg. I couldn’t eat when others were around. It took me years to get over my fear of eating in public. In a lot of ways, Planet Prudence – and my community – has also helped me." Hit the link in bio for her full candid interview

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Hosted by body confidence advocate, Jada Sezer, all the info is drawn from evidence-based programmes and body image research. The idea is that this podcast will provide you with a daily dose of body love.

To do that, we’ll cover a range of theories, tasks and techniques to arm you with the knowledge and understanding you need to begin to build a better relationship with your body.

So, how does it work? Each slot will target different societal aspects as to why so many feel the way they do – and encourage you to set the right intentions to learn to appreciate your wonderful, human, body.

When it comes to working it into your life for maximum benefit, we’d recommend tuning into the series in order, over 30 days, and, if possible, listening at a similar time each day. This way you can really settle in and create a routine.

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Be kind to your reflection today and everyday. Don’t hide away from your #stretchmarks if you have them. View them as signs of a life well-lived and a body well-loved. 🙌🏼 @planetprudence who teamed up with us to create these #projectbodylove illustrations. 💛

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Head here to find a link to get listening via your device.

For more helpful and advice please visit our Project Body Love page, and don’t forget to share your progress with us @womenshealthuk.

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