Body confidence and post-cancer reflections 💕

Looking back, cancer was the best thing to ever happen to me 💕

This week at neuü, the heat has stripped more than just layers of clothing. There have been stories of exposed skin, hiding, discomfort, self-loathing. Of bodies that feel too much of 'this' and not enough of 'that'. Stretch marks. Boob sweat. Crotch sweat. Thigh chaffing. Chest hair. Back hair. Cellulite. Jiggly bits. Pale-not-tanned-enough bits. I could go on.

I look back at all the versions of myself I reflect on how much time was spent filled with trying to hit a target would never stop moving, and really never finding that peace somewhere in the middle 🎯

Then cancer came. And it was, weirdly, the best thing that ever happened to me.

Why? It gave me a colourful gratitude for living, valuing joy, recognising that my confidence isn’t size, smoothness or symmetry. Of course, I still have those little moments of unkindness towards myself where I do not recognise who I see in the mirror. However I try to go about my day giving the human beings in my world the proof that being real is more powerful than being perfect. All done with no hair, small tits, but a great arse 🍑😎

Hearing the heavy dark words people carry about their bodies in summer’s bright light is a contrast too sharp to ignore. In my little space in Cheltenham you’re seen, you’re supported, and you’re celebrated. Because everyone deserves to feel confident in their own skin. Come say hello to something neuü ✨ www.neuu.co.uk ✨

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