Positive body image is how a person perceives their body with a good mindset (thoughts and feelings) about how they personally feel about their body image, loving and accepting the normal and perfect body owned by the person.
Positive body image falls within two categories, Body Positivity and Body Neutrality. Body positivity is the promotion of accepting all body types, regardless of society's 'beauty' standards furthermore their ideas of a 'perfect' body. Body Neutrality is the bodily function, what the body can provide and do for you rather than how the body appears.
The three strategies that could help encourage a person or others to have positive body image is to love and accept the way the body is portrayed no matter the standard or judgement. Ignore the negative comments thrown and think about all the fortunate qualities and abilities each part of the body is able to execute, and confidently acknowledge it, shoving off every single negative remark and embrace the already gifted body God has blessed you with. Everybody has a story to tell followed by a desirable or an unfortunate cause, and despite that, expressing the feeling will likely boost the self of steam.
The strategy I have selected is love and acceptance. I will also explain how it can enhance a person's well-being utilising the four dimensions of well-being.
This strategy helps with our physical well-being by taking notice of the characteristics that were developed since birth, a normal human growth throughout maturing and the process puberty is an ordinary part of living as an individual. Loving and accepting yourself is part of self or body care, nourishing and maintaining the hygiene state of the entire body.
By loving and accepting the body, our social well-being is enhanced by the compassion and support received by friends, family, close peers, other relationships, the community and more! When people are aware and are concerned, reminding them they are appreciated and are accepted despite cruel judgement, they realise their worth as a person.
The person’s spiritual well-being is positively enhanced by changing the way people view themselves and give them self-worth, being able to feel aware that nobody is alone and know they can find the supportive help they're in need of anywhere.
This strategy helps with our mental and emotional well-being by planting a healthy and positive opinion inside the thoughts. This increases the happy chemicals (Four main happy chemicals are Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin & Endorphins, also known as hormones).
Kia ora Hope! I love the design of your poster, it is authentic and inclusive of most body types. When we see different body types being portrayed/represented authentically, we would hope that it help others (someone) to embrace their natural body "All the flaws and it's imperfections" and see the beauty in what they're already blessed with. The strategies you have suggested are a helpful starting point and can see how if someone practiced love and acceptance via journaling, positive affirmations, coupled with a counsellor (if needed) we could definitely see an improvement in overall Haauora :) Ka rawe te mahi a aua māia girl!!!!
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