How to Love Your Post-Quarantine Body

On top of the mental stress, many of us saw changes in our bodies too. Marry that with a toxic diet culture and suddenly we're met with an additional worry—body image.

Take two minutes to read, explore, and reflect. By Wendy Rose Gould & Amy Morin, LCSW, Editor-in-Chief Top of Mind Loving Our Bodies After Months of Quarantine     COVID-19 sent many of us into a deep and swirling storm of mental anguish. Along the way, we lost sleep, we pressed paused on our everyday routines, and we experienced stress at record-high levels. All the above can lead to changes in our bodies too. Marry that with a toxic diet culture and suddenly we're met with an additional worry—body image—on top of it all.     As we prepare to go back out in the world, quiet your inner critic. Take some solace in knowing that quite everyone else in the world is dealing with the same struggles as we all emerge from our pandemic quarantine." —  HOLLY SCHIFF, PSY.D. What This Means For You Our bodies are forever changing, and weight gain or loss isn't inherently good or bad. Focus on what your body can do, practice verbal self-love, and nourish yourself with healthy foods and movements that bring you joy.   At the same time, weed out channels and thoughts that may feed into negative thinking and hinder you from doing the above. Instead, surround yourself with positivity.     On the Bright Side Ways to Stay Positive This Week What's Inspiring Us Fill your social media feed with positive influence. These 53 body positive influencers to follow are a great place to start. "Break the Diet Cycle" is a podcast hosted by two registered dietitian nutritionists, Dalina Soto and Melissa Landry. Every episode prioritizes accepting your body and healing your relationship with food. Products to Help You Feel Your Best Therabox is a self-care subscription box curated specifically by therapists. Products selected help nourish your mind and body and include self-help books, affirmation cards, journals, and bath and body goods. What can life be like without the negative noise surrounding the way we think of our bodies? Being in Your Body is a guided journal for self-love and body positivity that helps you re-frame the way you think and feel about your physical self.  Read These Next So You've Gained Weight During the Pandemic: Now What?  READ NOW 10 Ways to Feel Better About the Way You Look READ NOW When Faking Positivity Reduces Stress and When It Backfires READ NOW Spread the Light Share the newsletter with someone you know to make their day a little brighter. SHARE We're open to suggestions! If you have any feedback about this newsletter, let us know at feedback@verywell.com.     You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Healthy Mind newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If someone forwarded you this email, you can subscribe here!   A DOTDASH BRAND 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10005   © 2021 Verywellmind.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy