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a podcast where I empower you to just be you. With each episode, I dish you a dose of real talk

and actionable advice for building your confidence, honoring your body, and unconditionally loving

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Hello and welcome back to another episode on The Embrace Your Podcast. You are here with me.

My name is Julie Lebetter and I'm so grateful that you are here. Today we're going to be diving into a topic that I've been wanting to talk about for a while because it's one of those sneaky things that can actually do more harm than good on your journey towards self-respect and body confidence. And that is this toxic positivity. Now you might be thinking, Julie, isn't positivity a good thing? Like don't we want to be thinking positively about our bodies?

And the answer is absolutely yes. Positiveity can totally be helpful. But when positivity turns into

pressure, like the pressure to always feel happy or to always feel confident or to always love

every inch of your body 24-7, that is not healthy. That is toxic. And sister, I have been there.

I know what it feels like to scroll social media and see these messages like, just love yourself

exactly how you are and think to yourself, but I don't. So what the heck is wrong with me?

And that shame spiral, that disconnect, that's what we're going to be unpacking in today's episode.

The truth is that you don't have to love every inch of your body to be able to treat it with

respect. Like, you don't have to be perfectly positive to show up for yourself. And if you've ever

felt like you're failing at this body love because you still have tough days, I want this

episode to hopefully encourage you and maybe

even set you free. By the end of this conversation, you're going to know what toxic positivity

in the body love space actually looks like and why it's a problem, why you don't need to love every

inch of your body to take care of it, the difference between toxic positivity and healthy positivity,

practical ways to show yourself self-respect, love, even on the days that you don't feel like it. And last but at least, the tools that

can help you to create a healthier, more grounded relationship with your body and your goals.

But before we dive in, I want to share this review. It comes from Jess Deere 76. She gave a five-star review and said

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