Conversations with Coach LA

How do you define beauty? Let's have a conversation about body shaming with Rachel Green

Episode Summary

How do you define beauty? How has society’s standards of beauty impacted your self-esteem as a woman? I say “EFF” Beauty Standards that shame or exclude a black woman! My Black is Beautiful!!! In this episode of Conversations with Coach LA, I will have a candid conversation with Rachel Green aka @shawnteltheprototype. Shawntel will share her experiences as a curvy trendsetter model, how she balances the demands of motherhood and entrepreneurship, and more … Don’t miss this Live Conversation about her #BETonSELF moments and how to stand in your truth!!! Download the UrbanHeat981FM and follow us on Facebook!! Listen Live on Sundays at 10 pm or Watch on FaceBook Live iPhone users:https://apps.apple.com/us/app/98-1fm-the-urban-heat/id1257234791 Android Users: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airkast.tunekast1705_146&fbclid=IwAR2KfPBV_GzTC6Rag_6vPUy2djGOvm7XmYNHwzZL9ouQNXfzhcHnnf4mi84

Episode Notes

Definition of body-shaming: the act or practice of subjecting someone to criticism or mockery for supposed bodily faults or imperfections far from being isolated incidents, these jokes … only highlight the fact that body-shaming is very much a problem among men as well as women, public figures deemed "fair game" when it comes to criticisms of their appearance.— Philip Ellis

Body shaming  involves humiliating someone by making inappropriate or negative comments about their body size or shape. As well as “fat shaming,” you may also hear negative comments if you’re underweight or in reference to a specific body part.

While nobody is immune to societal pressures to look a certain way, comments about your body are unnecessary in any context. Whether the body shaming is being done by yourself or others, there are ways to overcome the problem, build body positivity, and learn to look at yourself in a more compassionate and realistic way.

Resources 

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/body-shaming.htm