4 Reminders That Changed How I See My Body
Embrace Your Real
Julie Ledbetter
5 • 965 Ratings
🗓️ 20 November 2025
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
The holidays can bring so much joy, and they can also stir up body image thoughts that steal your peace. Photos, family comments, richer foods, and a disrupted routine can make you hyper-aware of how you look instead of helping you live the moments in front of you.
In this episode, I am sharing four reminders that helped me shift from controlling my body to caring for it. These are the truths I come back to when the season feels loud and I want to move through it with more freedom, grace, and confidence.
Here is what you will learn:
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The simple lens I use to remember what actually makes life feel meaningful
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How I define my "perfect weight" in a way that supports real life
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A kinder way to relate to the mirror so you can be present again
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Why chasing smaller often shrinks your life and what to choose instead
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A grounding practice to reconnect with your body when comparison shows up
If this conversation meets you at the right time, let it be permission to live the season you are in with softness and self-respect.
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Website: www.juliealedbetter.com
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, hey, beautiful human. Can I steal five minutes of your time? I have something super important to share with you, but I promise I'll be really quick. You're listening to my weekly bonus episode of Embrace Your Real with me, Julie Labbetter. I'm about to give you a quick tip for building your confidence, honoring your body, and unconditionally loving your authentic self. Stay tuned if you're ready to embrace a real. |
| 0:21.7 | Let's get it. |
| 0:22.5 | Let's go. |
| 0:31.4 | Hello, hello, and welcome back to another episode on the Embrace Real podcast. |
| 0:35.9 | The holidays are coming up or for some of us, |
| 0:38.1 | they already are here. And as much as this season is filled with joy, connection, and celebration, |
| 0:43.2 | it also tends to stir up something else, which is body image insecurities. Maybe it's the extra |
| 0:47.8 | food, the family comments, the photos, or just being out of your normal routine or rhythm. |
| 0:52.5 | Whatever it is, it's easy to let those |
| 0:54.3 | thoughts take over to spend the season worried about how you look instead of actually living |
| 0:58.3 | it. And I don't want that for you. So before we head into the thick of the holiday season, |
| 1:02.4 | I want to talk about it now before those thoughts start to steal your peace or make you feel |
| 1:07.2 | like you have to earn your fun. Today, I'm sharing four reminders that have completely changed the way that I personally |
| 1:12.7 | see my body, especially during this time of year. |
| 1:15.4 | These are lessons that I've learned along the way, and I hope that they will help you |
| 1:19.2 | approach the holidays with more freedom, more grace, and more confidence than ever before. |
| 1:23.6 | Before we dive in, I want to share this sweet review. |
| 1:26.7 | She gave a five-star review and said new chapter. I love hearing about your journey and mindset. I'm so proud to follow your journey. I love this so much. Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to send in this review, whether it's a long review, a short review. They all mean the world to me. Just kind of know how a specific episode or maybe just the podcast |
| 1:44.2 | in general has helped you. So if you could scooch over to Apple Podcasts and leave a rating interview, |
| 1:48.6 | that would mean the absolute world to me and our team. All right. Let's just dive right into it. |
| 1:51.8 | Reminder number one, the happiest moments of my life had nothing to do with how I looked. |
| 1:56.9 | When I personally think about the moments that make me feel alive, my wedding day, the day that I gave |
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