Hi everybody. Welcome to the Women's Dating and Confidence Podcasts. My name is Amber, and today we're going to talk about how to feel more beautiful.

Before we get into that, I want to share with you my free guide called

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in the show notes of this episode. So let's jump right into the episode. I want to talk about

how to feel more beautiful and comfortable in your

physical body. And I wanted to bring this up for a few reasons. The first is this is just a natural

topic that comes up when we're talking about dating because we often feel attractive to people

based on how they look or carry themselves. And then,

of course, that gets flipped around. And we wonder, am I attractive enough to attract somebody based

on the way that I look and carry myself? So then that can also bring up some insecurities or fears around

if we're beautiful enough to create attraction

with somebody. So one reason why I wanted to bring this up today is just a general topic for dating.

Another is the fact that it's been coming up a lot in client sessions recently. And the third is an

experience that I wanted to share with you. So if you've listened to past

episodes, you know that I struggled with disordered eating in the past. I had boyfriends tell me

that my body was normal but not really perfect. I've had people pinch things and ask why it's

there. You know, trauma, basically, from different dating experiences

when I was younger around my body. And that led to, well, I wouldn't say it caused the eating

disorder, but it definitely contributed towards that. But I think I already had the seeds of that

within me from an even earlier age before dating. Um, but I think I already had the seeds of that within me from an even

earlier age before dating. So anyways, I struggled with that for a long time, was really obsessed

with weight, dieting, um, and in really, really unhealthy ways, like starving, using certain

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