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💞 My Body Is Changing: How Do I Like What I See?

A love letter to your midlife reflection

You stand in front of the mirror and catch a glimpse of something different—softer curves, shifting skin, maybe even new lines across your face. You pause. It doesn’t quite look like the “you” you’ve always known.

If you're in perimenopause or beyond, you're not just going through a hormonal shift—you're experiencing a physical, emotional, and personal evolution. But with that can come a quiet grief, a questioning, and often… a disconnect.

So, how do we like what we see when our bodies start rewriting the rules?

🧬 Step 1: Acknowledge the Shift

This isn’t just “aging.” This is biology at work. Hormones affect skin elasticity, fat distribution, muscle tone, and even how your clothes fit. You are not imagining it—it’s real, and it’s allowed to feel strange or even hard.

But here’s what’s also true: your body hasn’t betrayed you. It’s recalibrating.

🪞 Step 2: Shift the Lens

What if you viewed your body less like a project to fix and more like a home to care for?

Start small:

• Focus on what your body does, not just how it looks.

• Speak to yourself the way you would to a daughter or a best friend.

• Swap criticism for curiosity: “What’s changing?” instead of “What’s wrong?”

🩷 Step 3: Find Beauty in Function

Your body has done so much—loved, moved, healed, birthed, held. Its current form tells a story of survival, resilience, and wisdom.

Give it movement, it enjoys. Nourish it with love, not restriction. Touch it with compassion, not punishment.

💬 Final Thought

You don’t have to love every change to still show your body kindness. Some days, “neutral” is enough. But the more we meet ourselves with grace, the more we learn to say:

“This is me now. And I am still worthy, still beautiful, and still becoming.