True body positivity isn't a feeling you achieve; it's a cage you step out of. And the key to that cage is realizing that your body was never the problem. The problem was the belief that you needed permission to be comfortable in it.

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We are taught to view our bodies as objects —objects to be judged, altered, and hidden. This objectification breeds shame. We dress to camouflage "problem areas." We posture to look thinner. We suck in our stomachs for photos. This constant low-level anxiety creates a barrier between our authentic selves and the world.