Let's Talk Body Image, Shall We?

Here's some reading music for you. Hope you like Emmy Rossums "Slow Me Down"

I've been thinking about body image lately. What helps us to create a healthy body image and self esteem; and on the other end of the spectrum, what contributes to a person having poor body image?

At first when I was thinking of writing about body image, I was just going to pick out a few talking points and talk about those points alone. And as I thought more about what creates each and ever persons own body image, I realized that there is SO many factors that I started to get a little overwhelmed on how I would write it in a clear and concise manner but without rambling on for an eternity.

In the end, I've decided to write a series of blog enteries about body image throughout different phases we might go through in our lives. The few that I've decided that I want to touch on are:

• Body image in our teen years
• Body image and miscarriage
• Body image and pregnancy
• Men and body image
• Body image after children
• Body image and illness

I would really appreciate any and all imput from any of my lovely readers since we all have different life experiences and none of us see anything in the exact same light. I'm a little nervous to write the segments since it's such a broad area to cover and I don't have personal experience with all of them, but I'm really looking forward to it at the same time.

Again, any imput would be greatly appreciated!