Stop! That thing you’re doing in front of the mirror, on Instagram and when you think no one is looking. Stop judging yourself, comparing yourself and putting down other women as a result of it. It may sound like a tired old cliché but self-love is important. Secure people, people who love themselves don’t feel the need to live up to other people’s standards of beauty, they make their own. Like the women behind these body positive Instagram accounts, whose honest take on beauty will inspire you.
Like stereotype-defying models Ashley Graham and Liza Golden-Bhojwani who make the case for loving your curves and embracing different ideals of beauty. Or straight-talking fashion designer Masaba Gupta whose refreshingly open take on struggling with weight loss, acne and India’s obsession with fairness are oh-so relatable. And even New York Times bestselling author and poet Rupi Kaur whose oeuvre stretches from period shaming to heartbreak. These women have each had their own journeys, ones they continue to document and use to empower their followers. Follow their example and lift each other up, ladies.
Here are our favourite body-positive Instagram accounts:
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