Jillian Michaels

If I go to a doctor, it should be empowering for me to talk about my body.

Of course.

However, when I usually speak to a health expert, it's really not.

I'm really more just afraid that they're going to speak to me in a way that degrades my body and makes me feel that shame that you've mentioned.

Shame is not a motivator.

It really turns people away.

Whereas the body positivity movement teaches people to have the kind of confidence they need to make choices for themselves.

How do they teach you that?

When you look at yourself in the mirror and you tell yourself, I'm ugly, I'm fat, I'm gross, I don't deserve to be alive.

Some people get to that extent, right?

I understand.

When you do that to yourself, that is not going to motivate you to then go make the choices that I think we all know are healthy for us.

Totally agree.

Then what's the next step though, dude?

I think that's what we're here to speak about.

Actually, I'm healed.

So that's not what body positivity is.

Body positivity is promoting the healing of said wounds.

How?

This is where I'm telling you it's an oversimplification.