11/03/2025
For the mamas and their girls 💕
I’ve had something heavy on my heart lately, especially for the mamas.
When I look at my daughter Amelia and this generation of girls, I can’t help but wonder — what are we unknowingly teaching them about their worth, their bodies, and what it means to be healthy?
I grew up in the dieting culture. I watched strong, beautiful women I loved spend years chasing a smaller number on the scale. Meals were guilt trips. Food was the enemy. And deep down, it taught a generation of us that our bodies were a problem to be fixed.
Now, I see a new version of the same story — just with shinier packaging. And honestly? It breaks my heart a little. We tell ourselves it’s about “health,” but what do our girls hear when they see us injecting or restricting our way smaller? They already battle so much pressure from social media to look perfect, to fit into an image that was never designed for them.
I’m not here to shame anyone — truly. I understand the struggle. But I am here to ask the hard questions. What will we say years from now about this season where we taught a generation to silence their hunger, to shrink themselves, and to equate thinness with worth?
Eating disorders and body shame are already stealing too many young hearts. We don’t need another trend that fuels that pain.
For me, I’ve made a decision: I’m done chasing skinny. I’m done chasing “fixes.”
I want to nourish my body, not manipulate it. I want to show my daughter that strength, vitality, and joy are the real goals — not a smaller version of who we are.
Mamas, our daughters are watching. Let’s show them what it looks like to love the bodies God gave us — to fuel them, move them, and honor them. Not to trick them into being something smaller, but to live fully, freely, and abundantly.
