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"&amp;quot;Hey Jess! Lately I&amp;#039;ve been feeling really icky about myself. I love my natural curves, but I still have self-esteem issues. My stomach is too gross, my thighs rub together, and my nose is too big. My boyfriend tells me I&amp;#039;m beautiful and everything he loves in a girl, but I can&amp;#039;t help but think he&amp;#039;s lying. Can you help me with this?&amp;quot; Brittany, 17 I&amp;#039;ll try to help you Brittany but the one person who can help the most is\u2026you! Go back and re-read your first sentence to me \u2013 you say you &amp;quot;love your natural curves&amp;quot; but then go on to slam your body in the next sentence (&amp;quot;stomach is gross, nose too big&amp;quot;) \u2013 so right now your language is sabotaging your self-esteem. Look, all girls no matter what shape or size are going to have self-esteem issues \u2013 it&amp;#039;s natural and it&amp;#039;s part of the process of growing up and figuring out how to love ourselves and choose who we want to be. Especially during our teen years \u2013 when we compare our bodies to everyone else&amp;#039;s we can be especially cruel to our own self-image. But something tells me that there is a disconnect with what you see and how you feel. Your boyfriend can tell you that you are beautiful till he&amp;#039;s blue in the face \u2013 but it&amp;#039;s up to you Brittany to stop being so critical of your appearance. What else might be going on here? Are you scared about losing your boyfriend? Pressures at school? Crisis at home? Often times we turn to body bashing when we don&amp;#039;t know how to articulate something deeper. Do a little soul searching to find out why you say you love your curves but aren&amp;#039;t really accepting them. What else could you be focusing on now that will give your life more positive direction. I am rooting for you Brittany \u2013 now it&amp;#039;s time to become your own cheerleader! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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