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Love Your Body

27m · StephUp Podcast · 05 Feb 05:01

“Thank you, body!” 

Have you ever said that to your body? Do you ever look at it and just thank it and love it? We put our bodies through so much. Add to that all the shame, addiction, self-harm, hatred, etc. 

Our trauma is trapped within our bodies. Let us free our bodies from the pain. 

I free myself. I love myself. I thank myself.

Accept and feel it. Feel the gratitude. Feel the beauty. 

Your body knows when you start to love yourself. Everything is connected. Let’s start speaking kindly to our bodies and help to heal ourselves from so much pain. 

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