Shame can quietly shape the way we remember our past, especially the chapters that feel complicated, misunderstood, or hard to explain. In this personal reflection, I share how I began releasing shame tied to my early modeling career, honoring my younger self, and reclaiming self-worth through honesty, compassion, and self-acceptance.

I have felt a ashamed about this career chapter of my life… just two days ago I shared my shame with my mom, she was shocked and said she had no idea. My Mom didn’t know as I never was fully transparent about my feelings with anyone, including myself.

A personal reflection on body image, restrictive eating, intuitive nourishment, and learning to love my body with greater compassion

For most of my life, I have been in an unhealthy relationship with my body, body image, and the skewed self-narrative I carried within. In my teens and twenties, I was always trying to be smaller than my natural size, wrapping my value, worth, and acceptance around my weight.

I know many women can relate to this, which is why I feel called to share how I have come into a truer relationship with my body, one rooted in acceptance, nourishment, and self-love.