Hi, I'm Human and I Am Beautiful.

Everyone’s journey through life starts differently, has different obstacles, and will end differently. Key word.... DIFFERENT. 

But different isn’t negative, it’s unique. 

Different is your story, your journey through life. 

Everyone has their insecurities. Everyone has their struggles. Everyone is different. 

I recently did a body positive shoot with a group of amazing girls that are apart of my VIP group. We had so much fun! They told me their stories and I’m so proud of them. How strong they are and what they’ve overcome. 

I’m going to share their stories with you and I hope you pass them along in hopes that it finds someone who it can really help.

“Hi, I’m Brianna.

I was diagnosed with Anorexia. I struggled for a

couple of years with this disorder. So much so that

I ended up being hospitalized and put through a

treatment program for it. I felt hopeless and not

good enough. I just figured this was a part of my

life forever now. That all changed the day I found

out I would be having my first child. Everything was

changing very quickly, especially my body. I was

forced into accepting the stretch marks, the round

belly, the swollen legs and face. All of it seemed so

overwhelming.

But as soon as I met my sweet boy face to face, I

knew life was so much more than worrying about

what I looked like. From then on I have loved

myself and my body in such a way that I'll forever

be grateful for. All of the pain grew me into the

strong woman I am today so that I can be an

advocate, an anchor, a rock, a supporter for those

who struggle to love themselves and their beautiful

bodies in any way!”

“Hi, I’m Kimberly.

I have been a bigger girl almost my entire life. My

weight has always been a battle and I have always

hated myself. I expected everyone to be disgusted

with me because I was disgusted with myself. I’ve

battled anxiety and depression and had to go on a

deep soul search to find myself and accept myself.

I finally realized this is the body I was blessed with

and nothing will change it. I learned that the

person I was on the inside was strong enough to

overcome my insecurities and truly love myself.

I had to learn to give myself grace and that I’m not

for everybody and that’s okay, I’m enough for me.

No woman should ever feel less than because of

their body. You have so much more to offer and

you are beautiful no matter what, because no one

else gets to be you at the end of the day. Women’s

bodies do incredible things. Embrace the stretch

marks and curves. Give yourself grace and always

know you are incredible in your own way.”

“Hi, I’m Ashley G.

I'm 33 and I've struggled with my self worth my

entire life! As a young girl I was always compared

to other family members or girls my age. I was

shorter than most yet over "blessed" in other areas

so it's gotten me unwanted attention a lot of the

time.

Yet all while people around me tear me down

from the inside out. I always thought the only thing

I had to offer was my sexuality. I didn't learn until

my 30's who I actually am. I've had my failures and

my successes but as I stand today

I'M PROUD OF ME!”

“Hi, I’m Tori.

I have always struggled with my stretch marks.

Although I can see someone else with stretch

marks and think their body is absolutely beautiful, I

have never accepted them on myself. Since

getting pregnant they have gotten worse, and I

have been so much harder on myself and definitely

shed some tears over them!

But I know that I am

creating a life inside of me, and there is nothing

more precious than my body growing for her!

Everyone’s body endures different things in life that

make them look the way they do, and that is

exactly what makes us all beautiful. Normalize

normal bodies!”

“Hi, I’m Chayton.

Loving myself has probably been the hardest thing

I’ve learned to do. I’ve been made fun of since

grade school. Hating the scale and hating the

mirror trashed my mental health. Battling

depression for years I almost lost my fight.

Struggling with an addiction, I hated myself. I lost

sight of who I was and where I wanted to be. Self

harming and  suicidal on top of the addiction left

me at the lowest point in my life. I have fought for

four years now, clean for three and a half. While I

don’t see myself as perfect I have learned to

accept every scar, every story, every lost memory. I

am beautiful inside and out. I love my body, for it is

strong and a fighter!

Everybody is a BEAUTIFUL body!”

“Hi, I’m Sky.

My whole life I have always struggled with the way I

look. I was bullied all through school and got called

things like "porkchop" or "marshmellow." I always

felt like the little guy. It wasn't until a few years ago

when I met my fiance that I really began to see the

true beauty within myself. It makes a difference

when you have someone in your life that constantly

tries to remind you how beautiful you are.

It was then when I decided he was right and that I

was not going to let the negative words hurt me

anymore. Sometimes I wish that I was a little

smaller, but I know that I am more beautiful than

what I can ever see in myself and being confident

in who I am and what I look like is the biggest key.”

“Hi, I’m Keera.

All my life I’ve had multiple eating disorders. It

really got bad when I got married to a man who is

mentally abusive. He made it obvious that if I ever

got fat he would leave. Even during my pregnancy I

would starve myself enough just so I wouldn’t put

on too much weight. Still to this day I look at myself

and see part of me getting fuller and think about

how to get rid of it.

It wasn’t until I learned that my worth is endless in

God's eyes and I shouldn’t rely on a man that I

finally overcame. Now I focus on

what makes me happy and just workout to

maintain my body frame.”

“Hi, I’m Ashley K.

My biggest insecurity had always been what

pregnancy would do to my body and my self-

image. I had been bullied by family members that if

I gained weight other than baby weight during

pregnancy, then I’d just be using pregnancy as an

excuse to get fat. I was constantly given

“instructions” on how to avoid unnecessary weight

gain, stretch marks, how to lose weight fast after a

baby,  I even had someone say to me “well that

baby surely doesn’t weigh 40lbs”... after I delivered

my second child, my body didn’t exactly “bounce

back.”

My body changed so much, I didn’t even

recognize myself in the mirror anymore. It has

taken a lot of tears, words of encouragement, self

love, acceptance, and reassurance from my

husband that I can still look and feel beautiful with

40 extra pounds, stretch marks in places I didn’t

think possible, tired breasts working round the

clock, and irreversible bags under my eyes. I’m

learning to love my body again because I have

accepted that my body made the necessary

changes to bring beautiful life into this world, and

for that I am thankful.”

From being bullied in school all the way to motherhood, everyone’s story is different. I just know how amazing every single one of these ladies are. Their story isn’t who they are, but it definitely made them who they are today. Strong, beautiful, amazing, and supportive women! Don’t let your story take you over. You can overcome it. We need to normalize normal bodies. 

Accept that we grow, change, and that our bodies will too. 

Everybody is a BEAUTIFUL body🤘🏼

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