Navigating Body Confidence from Girlhood to Motherhood

In this week’s episode Kelly & Amilia dive deep into body confidence, exploring the ups and downs from our awkward teen years to the challenges of postpartum bodies. We reflect on growing up with changing bodies, raging hormones, and the relentless peer pressure that came with it. From early body awareness shaped by 90s/00s beauty standards to navigating the wild world of first dates, low-rise jeans, and yes, Scouts club insults that still haunt today. We’ll also talk about the pivotal role parents and caregivers play in fostering body confidence in our kids—and how we can avoid passing on our own body hang-ups. Spoiler alert: ditch the diets, like that ill-advised Cookie Crisp diet phase, and embrace a positive relationship with food. Kelly gives us a masterclass on how she invented contour and highlight (long before Instagram, no less. Hello, Avon pearly highlight shimmer!)), while we reminisce about the days of mullets and Sun Shimmer—because who didn’t want to glow like a bronzed goddess? We also confront the hilarity of height consciousness and “Kelly’s foot long”. Fast forward to today, where we face new challenges: the grey hairs, wheezing through podcasts (Kelly, looking at you), and the postpartum body journey. But through it all, we remain committed to being role models for our children, showing them that body confidence is about strength, self-love, and, most importantly, embracing every roll and wrinkle.

So, grab a cuppa, and laugh (and maybe cry) with us as we tackle body image from girlhood to motherhood—foot longs, grey hairs, bronzer, and all.

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