002 Embrace the Beautiful

What do you love most about your body? Discover more about yourself and your body image in RTS' second episode.

Through the ages, we've all deeply struggled to be happy in our own skin. Take a step back with Amanda & Val on this controversial topic as they cover the impact body image has on our society. Answer the question: where did body image even come from? Walk through the centuries and uncover the impact the black community has had on creating body positivity. Let this episode serve as a reminder of how we all must continue to love and accept our own image, no matter how we picture ourselves.

Children & body image - https://www.pacey.org.uk/news-and-views/news/archive/2016-news/august-2016/children-as-young-as-3-unhappy-with-their-bodies/

The Whitewashed, Diluted Reality of Modern Body Positivity: The Important Black History of the Body Positivity Movement - https://u.osu.edu/studentwellnesscenter/2021/02/18/the-whitewashed-diluted-reality-of-modern-body-positivity-the-important-black-history-of-the-body-positivity-movement/

https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/the-evolution-of-female-body-image-ideals/

https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/the-evolution-of-male-body-ideals/

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/what-historical-ideals-womens-shapes-teach-us-about-womens-self-perception-and-body-decisions-today/2019-10

http://www.eatingdisorderscoalition.ca/blog/2021/11/26/the-forgotten-origins-of-the-body-positivity-movement