THE BODY OF WARMTH

For a long time, I was not comfortable in my own body because it didn’t look like others that I would see on social media. I would constantly put myself down for it, and I thought the easiest way to get that body was to stop giving my body the fuel that it needs to function properly, which led to a negative relationship with food. So I believe what it means to be free is to being able to enjoy your food, have a positive relationship with food, and be able to be comfortable and like your body for the way that it is and the way that it looks, because your body is beautiful no matter what it looks like.

I’m naturally a very positive person, and I tend to be the advice giver in my friend group or family. Body positivity and having a positive relationship with food is my message that is full of positivity. I know people who are very close to me who often go through this same situation, and I dislike seeing them in that spot and mindset because I myself know how bad it could get. I hope my art and my message are helpful because they’re coming from a person who has experienced and gone through the same situation as them.