Body Image

[@Bellabhowe]

I remember you from ballet class Luna. I had no clue you where going through this at the time. I struggled with similar issues and still do. Thank you for this episode. You are such a comforting, warm, creative, and loving person and i remember looking up to you in class because of your radiant glow that always shined from you. I know all the best will come to you. Healing coexists with time❤

[@annabelle.rose.slay.]

Thank you so much for making a video about this. I am 14, and I am falling into bad eating habits and struggle so much with body dysmorphia. It’s actually really scary because I know what I’m doing is bad but I can’t stop. Anyways I love when people open up about it because it helps me a lot and know that I am not alone and at the end of the day, the way a look is not the most important thing 💗

[@nicolerenee5730]

i have been in your shoes and i know how hard it can be ❤️ take care of your body as much as you can, even if it’s just a little bit right now

[@nicolerenee5730]

and of course, take care of your mind!

[@Zerah00]

I can only imagine how anxious your little heart must have been while mustering the courage to put this forth. Thank you, Luna🦋

[@vampirebl4des]

wow the part towards the end about our priorities and why were placed on the earth and life being crazy was really powerful

[@sarahgracebatstone9734]

Loving these style of videos/the podcast format Luna! 💕 Thank you as well for sharing this topic. I tore my ACL last month and struggling with how rapidly my body is changing. It’s such a difficult thing to talk about, so thank you for being so open 💖 Xx

[@adorosemarie]

Thank you so much for opening up like this. I love the podcast so much already and I'm so grateful I've been part of your community for a long yime, also seeing how far you've come. Also I just want to emphacize you are not alone in any of this.Sending hugs 💓

[@kaymaceachern]

you're so well spoken, Luna, you were made to start a podcast! and I can say that because I listen to podcasts for a living (i'm a copywriter) :) thank you for sharing your story gf

[@Lilnorr1056]

I’ve been watching your channel since I was 13 and in ballet too. This video is amazing, great advices. So happy for you. God bless Luna❤

[@Happy-sm3et]

Thank you Luna! This video literally changed my life for the better. I want Ballett to be something that makes me happy and not make me hate my body. Let's be the change we all need.❤

[@apinkjules]

thank you for this episode 🤍 obviously i got worried too, seeing you getting smaller after talking about your disordered eating habits. but well, i know soo many men actually that deal with what you’re dealing rn. like basically undereating and wanting to change that but not being able to because sometimes your body and mental health are not having this. you’re literally such a lovely person, luna! thank you for being honest and open again and again

[@sabgarcha]

hey luna, i, myself, is struggling with my body. i’ve been eating less for the past couple months. not wanting to eat at all. no energy, and as a person who plays football, energy is something i need. i’ve just been coming home everyday from school, wanting to cry so bad. struggling with everything in my life, my mental health is genuinely getting worse. still listening to this podcast at 11:51 at night, it’s helping, sorta. i’m just trying to eat more healthily and not some shit like chocolate and ice cream everyday. this is something i was doing for a long time, and my mum never helped, she just kept asking me stuff like: “why are you eating so much?” “you’re gonna get fat.”, which just made me feel so mad at myself for doing that. i’ve tried stopping and have been eating less for a bit now, thank you for this. i genuinely needed it.

[@aquiladay]

comfort human forever and always.

[@ShaelynAvalon]

This makes me feel so SEEN

[@laurenschenck5355]

BEST PODCAST love you so much I appreciate everything you share and amazing person ❤

[@endlessstoriesandpages]

Thank you Luna💜 Thank you, thank you, thank you💜

[@nehirtorunoglu]

feels cozy❤️‍🩹

[@phoebebuffay1566]

Please make more episodes together 💕

[@jackieoliveira8845]

it's funny how it's the complete opposite for me. I'm the hipless, flat-chested girl you described at the beginning. I started doing ballet because it seemed to be the only place my body fit. I think I grew up my whole life comparing myself to my friends and feeling like I would never be like them. Never be attractive, sexy and feminine, or considered beautiful by a guy. I've put myself in a lot of horrible mental situations because of this, and I'm getting better, but it's a vicious cycle.

[@lunababy662]

I think it's the hardest thing to kinda deal with, you fight with your own mind convincing yourself not to be bothered by how others look

[@synnegraven-sneltorp3682]

So easy to listen to. Would pay to hear you talk if I had to✌🏻

[@lunababy662]

Body dysmorphia hurts my marriage honestly, I don't think it goes away u just try to deal with it so other people don't see

[@noemielortie8988]

id read your memoir

not to be too picky, but isn't it meant to be 'en pointe' not 'on pointe'? or is this a play on the phrase 'on point'

[@allthingscozy670]

Eating disorder therapist and survivor here. I’d highly recommend getting a dietitian to help you weight restore and reintroduce eating again. Long term undereating even if it’s due to anxiety can be detrimental to your physical and mental health and waiting for your anxiety to go away in order to eat won’t actually help because your body is in a much more anxious and activated state when it’s underweight and malnourished. ❤

[@imchristinac]

Something I’ve struggled with a lot during my recovery is how deeply engrained disorders like orthorexia are in todays society, to the point where it’s almost normalised behaviour to fear ‘non healthy’ food. You scroll through tik tok and you see it everywhere. Giving validity to my feelings and recognising that I was sick enough even though I didn’t look outwardly ill like someone who has anorexia or bulimia maybe does, was a huge challenge for me.

[@barbkaiser3877]

Hi Luna! I am 62 and still struggle with sooo many things you talked about. Best thing I ever heard was " Be yourself; everyone else is taken." Thank you for sharing and being transparent.

[@Sasha-ib9vx]

I love this so much Luna. You speak so wisely. 2 episodes in and already my fav podcast xx

[@aliciabermudez162]

If someone decides to stop following you just because of your appearence... it's not really a loss 🤷🏼‍♀️ Those who have been watching you here in youtube since the beginning (myself included) know who you really are. We follow you, not because of how you look, but because of your energy, your positivity, and most importantly: your heart. 🦋🤍

[@Em-ko3iv]

i love the podcast but are you still gonna be posting regular youtube vids???

[@samanthab8222]

Hi Luna, I'm still listening so I'm not sure if you get here but have you connected your mental health with the trauma you have experienced? After listening to your first podcast with your sister, I really felt for you and everything you have been through. Something for me that helped was realizing that my eating disorder (I also have OCD tendencies but I have not been diagnosed professionally) was my way to control what was going on around me. Hyperfixating on my body or having these rituals made me feel safe and distracted me from the chaos of my home life or the pain of those memories. I don't know if any of that resonates with you, but for anyone reading it can really be the root of the issue. Once I dealt with that trauma in therapy and really confronted it (although let's be real, it is an ongoing thing) my anxiety, eating disordered behavior and OCD really died down and didn't feel so urgent. Now is more of a background thing that is easy for me to ignore or challenge in my head. Lots of love to you in your healing journey

[@justlottie]

Yes yes yes! Trauma coping mechanisms have so much in common with various disorders, but are in fact ways you have adapted to live through the trauma. I think it's super important to look into that, especially if you're a person with a history of problematic and traumatic happening in the past

[@giaanne4699]

i didn’t think i would be as captivated by this podcast as i am, but luna omg you’re talking has been so compelling for me and so relevant and i’m really glad i have this to listen to now!! thank youuu

[@VintageToysASMR]

Your voice is so perfect for podcasting! It's mesmerizing 🥰🥰

[@alexandrasavescu]

Hey Luna! I really enjoyed this episode, thank you for being so vulnerable with is, it is very brave. One suggestion to help you continue eating throughout out the day would be meal prepping (planning your meals in advance) and setting alarms to remember to eat/cook! Hope this helps

[@mercury43]

I relate so heavily to you, except I did soccer growing up, and even though it’s not like dancing where it’s body-focused, it definitely contributed to my eating issues. Before tournaments, we had to eat healthier, and we needed to exercise regularly outside of practises and track it (for ex, how long a run was & what our time is). Idk when i started tracking calories, but xmas after i turned 13, i asked my mom to get me a fitbit so i’d be more active. I always compared myself to my other teammates and felt like my stomach and thighs were huge and my friends’ were so slim and toned. I wore tank tops under my uniform because of it (also because since 14, i would sh on my stomach, and we had to change from our practise t-shirts to our game shirts around our whole team, hence the comparing). I would do laps in my bedroom at home to get my fitbit steps reached and workouts at like 3am (i’d set an alarm in the night, so i would exercise after soccer practise and give myself a bit of sleep in-between, and it was before school in the morning). I go through phases where i try to “recover” and eat more, but end up “relapsing” or whatever like every few months. It sucks, but i have other mental health issues like bpd and depression that affect me more (and idk if i really have an ed) so if i’m alive, then i’m okay. lol i can’t believe i’m 20 tho wtf never wanted to live this long 😅

[@lissioida]

Consider getting help with your eating disorder anyways, just getting checked up on your diet since you've been struggling a long time, because it sounds very familiar to what i went through

[@EmilyRoman]

sitting on the couch crocheting and watching your podcast! I relate to you so much Luna, with anxiety, loss of appetite due to anxiety, and using weed to relax and eat more but then eating like crap. You are so brave for being so open and honest, I know how difficult it could be putting this side of you out there but it helps young women like me so much to know that we’re not alone. You are amazing Luna, so proud that you’re doing things you love and enjoy, and taking it easy on yourself. We all deserve to be a little bit kinder to ourselves and our bodies 💗

[@nadiabarmasse5294]

I agree with you, we were not put on this earth to hate ourself and to be mean to ourself...💔 I had eating disorders for years and it started at a really young age and now I'm finally healed but it was so hard and so exhausting ...but it worths it, 100 % worths it❤ Obviously I have some sequels from it but I'm living, I'm still here on this earth and I really wish that you Luna and all of you guys will find peace with yourself, be more gentle and kind to yourself because you all deserve it, you all deserve to be happy ❤ Sending you lots of love and light ❤

[@thewildcard3405]

Hi Luna! You are an inspiration! I am a young dancer. I am slightly on the thicker side and struggled with it for a couple years now. I know I am a good dancer but sometimes that doesn’t matter in my mind. I have not gone through half of what you did. I do have older siblings but none are dancers so it’s hard for them to understand. Thank you being the older dance sister I never had! Lots of love

[@Vale-kg3vd]

Being beautiful inside is what gets you successfully through life. You are beautiful inside and extremely clever.

[@hannahkirkpatrick5442]

Our experiences are so similar and it makes me feel better that others feel this way but also sad that it happens so often

[@gabrielleg.1347]

I’m confused…what’s the difference between anorexia and disordered eating? Everything you are describing in your teen years sounds exactly like anorexia to me.

[@eve_1111]

In some cases, people can have a lot of the symptoms for anorexia but not be "anorexic",(for example: they binge as well as starve OR purge and starve. These traits don’t classify as the "typical anorexic" MOST of the times) merely because doctors will categorize these people in a specific spectrum on the scale. But I think luna doesn't mention being ana in the past because she might’ve not got it professionally diagnosed and doesn’t want to self-diagnose.

[@buttershy_]

disordered eating is usually when it's short term or comes around for a bit rarely, OR it's used to describe some harmful behaviours with food that don't (currently) warrant any diagnosis. luna is pretty much describing anorexia here tho as someone who has it, and a lot of us deny that we have it because of feelings that we're not visibly sick with it enough or haven't been suffering long enough

[@joaniepinsent8868]

I can resonate with you so much!!! I had one parent who thought I looked the best when I was my smallest, and one parent who always wanted me to gain weight I needed to remove myself from everything and figure out what was best for me…. And I’m still figuring it out!! Thank you Luna ❤❤❤

[@martyjones5750]

.. you are getting such beautiful and loving responses Luna..I hope.. and am pretty sure that you will get through, and learn lessons, and roll with all the punches, we women will feel..and yes.. ‘get’ to experience in our time in these amazing bodies.. it never stops, it never really ends..but we get better in dealing..❤ I have a really personal question maybe only you can answer for me.. anxiety.. I’m riding in that same car.. and I’m old, like really old.. but for even the smallest things, going out with family, meeting friends, having all the grandkids over for sleepovers.. I suffer with tremendous anxiety.. I can’t 😊get out of bed till the last hour, I forget to eat because I lose my appetite.. and.. my bowels turn to water 🫣.. it’s horrible, it weakens me, and it takes a terrible toll on my body..does anxiety manifest like this for anyone else.?. Love you so much sweet girl ✨👍💪❤️

[@vivianmathilde]

Thank you for sharing, Luna. You’re so on pointe with everything. It’s like you’re talking bout me except I did rhythmic gymnastics and dance. Truly felt like it was a slumber party on your podcast. Thank you for making me not feel insane and so lonely. Keep em coming! ❤❤❤

[@Emma974]

Lifesum… unlocked memory 💀

[@berfin1151]

same 😭

[@PEclarkson]

Hi Luna! So proud of you for talking about this and sharing your story, I know it can be really hard but it is super helpful for a lot of people to hear this and then use it to help their own life. I was so happy when you bought up cognitive reframing. This is what I did to survive my anxiety and after 6months my anxiety basically disappeared. I like to call it "clicker trying your brain" lol, recognizing a thought you don't like and Turing into a positive thought is so life changing. Love your new podcast xx

[@ATARIEone]

Ive always smoked weed. Started for the high but as I got older i used it more for cramps, migraines, and to get an appetite so i feel u. Smoking weed to eat isnt bad ive been there but yes you will find yourself craving junk so theres that.

[@coconutlentils]

I think it’s important to remember that bodies are beautiful, truly. I know it wasn’t meant to be said in this way, but talking about the incredible health of your body (having your arms and legs) can diminish the power of the incredible health of the body for people without these functions-all bodies are incredible and beautiful, again, I know you agree with that but maybe just be a little more conscientious with wording.

[@marccolomayt82094]

I'm enjoying this kind of episode! 😍💖

[@imsotired000]

… so I collected a list of diagnoses (including OCD, anorexia nervosa, generalized & social anxiety, cptsd, agoraphobia, so on so forth) um… turns out I’m mostly just autistic.

[@ellouisebadger849]

I for one will happily listen to you talk and that's why I'm a follower of your KZbin channel 🥰❤️✨

[@naomi-qy4dn]

your podcast is amazing ! love uu 🫶🏾

[@mermaidopulence8539]

So I've been a ballet dancer since I was a child and growing up I always felt like I was always in the background for being African American. I never really understood why I didn't have shoes or tights that matched my skin tone like the other kids did. Even having to pancaking my shoes only worked for so long but I would still get over looked when it came to picking dancers. Back in 2006 I stopped dancing right before I was going to do YAGP and now after 15yrs I'm back in ballet again and past ballet trauma is coming back. I'm constantly beating myself up because I'm not as flexible or as thin as I used to be which caused me to develop an eating disorder and lose 60lbs too quickly. Still to this day I'm fighting body image because I feel like I don't have the "ballet look".

[@marthaspencer2722]

ahh i love these! ❤️❤️

[@lizbethsalgado5653]

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[@rachelizabeth_]

Honestly Luna, people are so shitty. They comment on things based on their own insecurities, but there’s never a reason to comment on somebody’s body. The repercussions it has can be tremendous and I know this first hand. Everybody has a different body type. Things fluctuate and that’s normal because that’s life. If somebody comes out and says their struggling then that’s their choice but it’s never okay to tell someone else what they are going through. I’ve been here watching your content the entire time and I see you for your passion, and amazing personality. Not your body? It’s never even crossed my mind

[@rachelizabeth_]

they’re** 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@tiamaria5837]

This is amazing, I can’t wait for a bigger conversation about how you cope with the “doom” ❤

[@carajune1230]

i love this new concept!!! 💗🐇

[@nomeaknat]

You are amazing.

[@aoliviab]

The nerd clusters and slurpee is so real

[@laurenschenck5355]

Thank you so much for sharing and honestly I love this sleep over party and sending positive strength and energy for you always and forever Luna ❤

[@samanthadauber6737]

Hi Luna, I was recently diagnosed with OCD and I am considering starting medication. From how you've described it, it sounds like both of ours presents very similarly. I would love if you talked more about your journey and experience with medication :)

[@Izzy-pq7sv]

Luna I love you so much, I could literally listen to you talk for hours. I can't wait for the next epidose!! 🤍🤍🤍

[@Shasha8674]

Do not try to please others. Just be yourself, but fix the root cause of eating issues etc.. Listen to input from others and take what helps. CBD oil may help heal the gut lining, but no gluten may prevent the gut lining from being hurt. This shot may lower Zn/Mg and make gluten issues worse. Perfect never happens...the brain/body changes daily in different ways. You are NOT a product, but a person. Some people may never feel good enough. Find a hobby that takes your mind off of yourself. Count your blessings each day in a notebook. Oprah said life is not a spectator sport, but get involved. New World order wants 80% off this earth and control the rest. Enjoy each day. Pray for only good to happen. If you focus on something you get more of it. Focus only on good. What if your pets obsesses about if they are good enough. Be kind to yourself. Love yourself. Drugs may have side effects. Natural help only may help. In college I got many people's opinions, but in the end a person needs to do what is right for them. God bless!

[@asiatrev]

ive always been so insecure of my body, my face the most. My whole life I was bullied by my family about the way I looked, I was constantly ridiculed and made fun of by people I thought were my friends. I couldnt even look in the mirror, I would compare myself to my older sister and random girls on the internet. I began to stop going out because I was scared of people seeing how disgustingly ugly I was. I wouldve done anything to just change the way I looked and acted, but I started watching your content and I honestly healed so much, your content honestly makes me feel good again. I use to hate myself but I watched your content and related so much I love you and Im sorry you had to go through this. Your honestly so beautiful and kind its insane, thank you so much. (I apologize for venting a little)

[@nicolerenee5730]

i relate to you so so much. a big reason i started smoking weed is for my anxiety (and i also have ocd) and my appetite. it does help a lot when nothing else will, but i had gotten to a point where i could ONLY eat if i was high. be super super careful especially if you struggle with appetite to begin with and maybe explore a cbd/thc combo that’s less intense! lot of love to you ❤️

[@annasophia2005]

Thank you so much for this video, it makes me feel so much less alone. It's like you're exactly formulating my thoughts and inner dialogues

[@kaitlynn444]

Thank you for being so open. I struggle to eat when I don’t smoke too. It’s helped so much with my appetite it’s become a crutch. Ik I need to stop smoking so much but it’s helped my mental health soooo much in terrified it’ll go back to being really dark once I stop.

[@mercury43]

Lol i feel the getting high to eat, it really helps- but unless i’ve planned to cook something & set it out, i’ll just inhale a bag of chips or junk lmao. This is why i’ll try to cook before smoking, since i get so lazy when i’m high

[@rey2000-]

I literally have the bad insecure feeling about my body because I always binge compared to my sisters like am 45 kg and I start to not eat anything and when I eat I will feel so bad and I wear black and brown like dark colours

[@loodyroody1542]

You are an amazing woman i like the way you thinking about such things and this talk is full of positive energy thank you👏👏

[@SuriAdrianaOlsen]

Omg! Yay you have a podcast! I just now found out and can’t wait to listen to all of the episodes I have missed.

[@sashakost2371]

you didnt eat for two weeks after breakup?? thats insane

[@laurenschenck5355]

Love you Luna! ❤❤❤❤

[@alessiasutherberry]

thank you for being so relatable🥰

[@haneenk8519]

literally all I've ever wanted was to not think about food and to be able to get full after two bites...

[@jaylamarie7442]

are you gonna drop a stretching routineeeee

[@shanayashanaya08]

Thank you for this video, Luna! We love an oversharer haha, how tall are you by the way?

[@eeva.gracee]

this is the most eye opening thing i’ve ever heard

[@Alice-ny5uk]

so inspirational, try to believe hard in your own words too❤💫

[@laurenanderson5205]

I relate to you 100%, thank you for this ❤

[@gee3537]

is her mom yolanda hadid..

[@noemielortie8988]

omg you need to go on smoke sesh w hannah marlene lmao

[@luna.71003]

Thank you♥️

[@melophile6062]

this is my new favorite podcast

[@nenaquarry9751]

thank you luna 😭🙏🏻

[@rachelamontorres4000]

just thank you💞

[@thesilentcartographer5575]

I'm loving this!!!!!!

[@paigealanna975]

Your words are like a warm hug 🥰

[@majorjane1995]

Ok week made ❤ can’t wait 2 watch over the weekend

[@xmoonmoth133]

thank you

[@Chloehojeily]

Waw, thank you luna for sharing. This was so real and tackled so gently. It's truly heartwarming to see the journey you've been on and how much perspectives can change and I think this can be applied to a lot of other issues we face.

[@Chloehojeily]

Also, I've been recently reading a lot about how the food we eat can affect our mental health. And so not getting the proper nutrients doesn't just have a physical manifestation like losing weigh or being more fatigued but it also increases stress levels which of course doesn't help with anxiety and having a good mental health in general. I've been finding that link very powerful and encouraging to start eating better to feel better.

[@nadyazulkifli]

Thank you for being so open and vulnerable. I really enjoyed this solo episode 🤍

[@JGreen-le8xx]

Luna❤❤❤❤❤❤😄

[@brooklynjaton3207]

Hey Luna just a suggestion for your mic that you use, some people have sensitivity issues for mouth sounds when talking and listening to podcasts become harder because they’re focused on the noises the person is making instead of the overall topic. There are noise cancelling microphones some podcasters use in order to cater to listeners who deal with that, or simply just backing up from the mic a little bit. If I’m not mistaken, it’s called misophonia which is not super common but some do struggle with it. No hate, just a suggestion and you don’t have to adhere to it. Loving the content so far and excited to see what else is next for you in this journey.

[@coastalcrone5]

Thank you for sharing all of this! Smoking weed/edibles literally HEALED my eating disorder. I also have OCD and anxiety, so weed makes food taste incredible. Once you get past the "munchies" phase, I totally recommend eating a mixture of food that is good for your body (nutrient rich foods) and good for your happiness (your favorite foods!) you can really feel the food/mind connection.

[@fi3ndz]

listening to this while sewing my first pair of pointe shoes after returning to ballet after a 5 year break!

[@kirstypeinelt]

Hi Luna, I am a person that struggles with anxiety, although from what I am gathering from this podcast my level of anxiety is different to yours. I am just wondering why it is you've chosen to go down the route of getting high when in a previous video some time ago you mentioned that you were frightened about using substances because your family has history of addiction. As much as I can appreciate it may calm your thoughts and ease your anxiety temporarily..its also a distraction method. So I am curious as to why you've chosen this path. I am asking in the most respectful way possible. I really hope you find healthier and happier ways managing your anxiety and wishing you all the love.

[@Shasha8674]

The body changes even more after pregnancy or menopause or job where a person has a certain activity mostly and more. Eating food speeds up the body. Not eating shuts down the body. Gluten may hurt the gut lining so less nutrients absorb. Tests may not work to diagnose it. Hair tests a few times a year may help monitor minerals/heavy metals and if the gut lining is working well. Gluten is not just wheat, but rye/oats/barley/corn/rice. Rice is low in gluten. Wild rice has no gluten....is a grass. Dairy may destroy the brain/body. Sugar/soy/GMO may hurt. The Asian diet is very healthy and they are not over weight and their brain/body works well. Many were told they could not be a dance major in college which hurt them. They wanted a certain body type it seems. Sunlight helps gluten issues. The summers I was outside more made my next school year be great. Fat is needed to hormone. Being too thin may shut down the brain/body. People from other countries may eat lots of vegetables/low sugar fruit/protein and eat well and body is normal weight. Masks may slow the body down due to limited oxygen supply. There are millions of guy who you maybe compatible. Guys may look at porn and want you to look like the porn...their fantasy. Unhealthy for both people. Don't change for a guy. Find a guy who accepts you as you are and is your equal. Until you heal your relationship with your dad/mom, it may affect who you pick for a boyfriend. Don't go to the extremes in life, but find what is healthy. OCD/depression/anxiety can be due to low oxygen in the brain due to gluten/low sunlight. People are born with gluten issues. Whole family trees may have gluten issues which affect the brain/body/personality/addictions/abuse/health issues etc.. Zn/Se/enough iron/probiotic like Orthobiotic before a meal may help the thyroid hormone work better which may allow weight loss. HCl and enzymes with meals may help. Vitamins/minerals/good fats/probiotic for pets/people may help. Even pets can get hurt by gluten/GMO etc.. Hidden gluten is hurts. LDN may help. God bless!

[@Florenciacarim]

I am 30 years old and from 17 to 27 I worried a lot about my appearance. I measure 180mts and I weigh 52kg. I ended up hospitalized. I got to the point where I didn't eat. One day I looked in the mirror and thought if I continue like this I'm going to die. and die for wanting to be skinny? No way? I was worried about being skinny instead of looking at my personality, my tastes, my ideas. I ate again no matter how it affects my weight, it was a hard road because you get used to not eating. It's easy to stay in that place. Now at 30 years old I feel like I lost a lot of time and experiences by being sad. I feel better than ever, I go to the gym to gain strength not to look good. I eat what I want in a moderate way. nobody cares if you're skinny and you're a bad person those people eventually leave. Those who stay is because of who you really are. My advice is not to follow influencers, because they are not good examples of anything. Luna in several videos sexualized women in an ugly way, for example she has a video with her brother saying that virgin women are not good for sex and that no man wants them, that you don't have to say your sexual experience. He also has videos showing that in one day he only drinks coffee. If there is a young woman reading this, my advice is to find who you are, experiment, cry, laugh, and find your personality, the body changes all the time, just look to feel comfortable in it. find a good group of friends where you can talk and be yourself. life is short to have a bad time, and after all, nobody cares how the other looks

[@Juuleeuuh]

Hi, just wanted to spread some knowledge about orthorexia. Often times in the health & fitness space people will promote clean eating to the point where it is obsessive and damaging for their mental health. If it is to the point where you are constantly stressing about eating clean and beating yourself up for eating 1 small dessert, it is no longer healthy eating!! Nourishing your body should not cause mental distress 🫶recovery is a process, I am rooting for anybody that reads this & is struggling with an eating disorder