Nowadays in Brazil we think that exposing our bodies is quite natural and even something we are obliged to, specially if we are in good shape. Children, adolescents, brides, mothers, women of age are all in the same boat.
I see in my work that people submit themselves to fashion rules, even when not at ease with being scrutinized and evaluated according to appearance. Many adolescent girls don´t feel ready for the effects of this exposition.
It´s about time to rethink about our values and our wardrobe.
In our workshops on Compulsive eating, there are some practical exercises on working on our clothes according to internal criteria:
To keep only the clothes that fit me now, with my present body and weight and that represents me, making me feel comfortable.
The illustration is from the site ClothesSwish.