Body Acceptance Week

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Body Acceptance Week (October 23-27, 2023) is an exciting initiative promoting body acceptance—including body positivity, body neutrality, and body liberation—for all.

Research shows that people who experience high levels of body dissatisfaction feel their bodies are flawed in comparison to others, and these folks are more likely to suffer from feelings of depression, isolation, low self-esteem, and eating disorders.1 As part of NEDA’s commitment to eating disorder prevention, Body Acceptance Week provides resources, education, and support for those experiencing body dissatisfaction and its associated risk factors.

To learn more about body image and body image movements, click here.

Blog

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Shareable Graphics

today I will thank my body not criticize it link to pdf
I am allowed to take up space click to download
My body deserves kindness and respect clikc to download
My worth is not defined by my body appearance click to download

Handouts

Body Image Movements - please click for pdf
Research on body image - please click for pdf
body image affirmations - please click for pdf
tips for media self care - please click for pdf

1 Paterna, A., Alcaraz-Ibáñez, M., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M., & Sicilia, Á. (2021). Internalization of body shape ideals and body dissatisfaction: A systematic review and meta-analysis. The International journal of eating disorders, 54(9), 1575–1600. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23568

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