Bodyheart Bootcamp Enrollment Opens!

Many of you already know of my love for the Bodyheart Campaign and my proud photography contribution to the cause.

But you may not know the intimate reason behind my love affair.

For those of you signed up for my Backstage Pass {noodle over to the right, if you’re not already} it’s no secret that throughout my adolescence — and well into my twenties — I struggled with poor body image, disordered eating, and chronic self-loathing. A struggle that, as my friend and Bodyheart founder Amber Krzys suggests, imprisoned my body for over a decade.

Today, I am proud to say I am free.

But, it wasn’t always that way.

In the early 2000′s, at the curse of my own body imprisonment, I unknowingly attracted a domestically violent relationship where I endured daily alienation, humiliation, verbal and physical intimidation. Without question, the self-hatred I held for my body — and all that lie within her — was at the core of what allowed that burying experience to ever take place.

Thankfully, after 18 months, the Universe chimed in and whispered to me my real worth. With a strength and a conviction not my own, I left.

In the next years {still half broken} I eventually pulled the self-love up from my toes, climbing my way to the woman I am today; perfectly imperfect and loving life in all its beautiful mess.

If not for the mentorship of dear friends, an incredible therapist, and later a loving + safe relationship, I may not have found the willingness to love myself {let alone thrive as myself}.

And that’s why Amber’s Bodyheart Bootcamp is so close to my heart.

In my eyes, this is not about weight loss. This is about hate loss. 

I’m living proof that when women take up their full space in the world, being seen and heard for who they truly are, they not only heal themselves but they begin to heal the planet. For me, that’s one chica + one click at a time. For you, it may be something entirely different. Whatever your way is, claim it today.

Stop your body punishment. Start living your legacy.

Enrollment for the Bodyheart Bootcamp closes this Sunday, February 12th, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. so hop to it and spread the word!

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