Episode 3: The Struggle Is Real with the Four Amigas
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Women often struggle with confidence in their appearance. The media has a set ideal for "the perfect woman,” but very few women actually look like this. Join the four Amigas today to talk about their struggles with self-confidence and the events that shaped their perceptions of themselves. We hear how labels given to each of these women in their childhood stuck with them for life and what they do to make it through the day when they don’t feel their best. Find out how GG’s biggest insecurity as a teenager became one of her favorite features as an adult and why confidence is key, as well as how your parents' issues may have been projected onto you and why we should never comment on someone's appearance when discussing how they are doing. To learn more about how to raise a daughter without labels and change your attitude to ‘who cares?', don’t miss out on this honest conversation with the Amigas!
Key Points From This Episode:
- An introduction to the four Amigas: Marcy, GG, Michelle, and Daimy.
- How a label given to Marcy in the third grade affected her perception of herself for life.
- Daimy’s struggles with being labeled “too skinny.”
- How our family and friends scar us, and how we work through it.
- Why GG doesn’t own a scale.
- How GG’s insecurity about her hair changed to confidence as she grew up.
- Why the ‘don’t care’ attitude towards your appearance is important.
- How the attitude toward labels has changed compared to when the Amigas were growing up.
- How accepting a label gives away your power.
- The impact of our parents projecting their issues onto us.
- Embracing who you are: becoming comfortable in your skin.
- Michelle's struggles with her body from being a competitive gymnast to being a mother.
- How to make it through the day when you don’t feel your best.
- Why body weight should not determine how a person is doing.
- How photos of the Amigas made them examine their flaws.
- Being real and transparent and how this represents true confidence.
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