"My relationship with my body has gone through highs and lows – and it still does at times. Perfectly natural seasonal fluctuations, periods of satisfaction followed by some of frustration: it’s ok. What’s changed compared to when I was a teenager is my attitude towards my body, which now empowers me to be an active rather than passive inhabitant."
My womanhood, for me, is my wild. I must let myself be wild. And that's when I remember who I am.
It's a personal journey, about how you arrive at a place where you feel, if not happy or in love with who you are, that you feel at peace with who you are.
From such a young age I was really insecure. I was a shy kid, I was always quite chunky and bigger than my best friend. I always had that insecurity through most of my childhood and all of my adolescence.
I think ‘you body is a vessel for your soul’ really puts things in perspective for me and is something I remind myself of a lot. It allows me to think outside of myself, realise that whatever issue I’m thinking or worrying about probably isn’t the be all and end all.
I never thought I'd be able to walk around confidently on the beach on Levi's 5th day of life and the thought of having to recover from a c-section really scared me! But thanks to this high quality, locally made Bodhi B period (and postpartum/post-op) underwear I feel so comfortable and confident all day long!