Confidence isn’t loving how you look every day. It’s treating your body with respect, even on the days you don’t.
2 minute read. For teens and young women.
Try this today
Before bed, write down three things your body let you do today — walk to class, hug someone, laugh until it hurt.
Nobody feels great about their body every single day. Body confidence means your worth doesn’t go up and down with the mirror. You can have a hard body-image day and still eat well, move and enjoy yourself.
“Your body is how you experience the world — not something for the world to look at.”
Clean up your feed
Unfollow accounts that leave you feeling “less than”. Notice how you feel after scrolling — that’s your answer.
Thank your body
List a few things your body did for you today. It moves the focus from how it looks to what it does.
Dress for now
Wear clothes that fit the body you have today, not the one you think you should have.
Fact-check your self-talk
Swap “I look terrible” for “I’m having a hard body-image day, and that’s okay.” It’s more honest, and it passes.
Widen what you see
Follow people of different sizes, abilities and backgrounds doing things they love.
Next time you pass a mirror, find one thing you genuinely like — your eyes, your laugh lines, your energy — and stay with it for five seconds before you move on. It feels silly at first. Do it anyway.
General wellness information, not medical advice. If you’re worried about eating or health, please talk to a doctor. Disclaimer