When Loving Your Body Feels Impossible

Dear Insiders,

We’ve been told for years that the path to confidence is to “love your body” — every curve, every mark, every line.

But here’s the truth I wish someone had said earlier:

Some days, I’m too tired to love anything… let alone my cellulite.

Between motherhood, work, stress, hormonal swings, sleep deprivation and just trying to function like a semi-responsible adult… there were days when my body felt like a project I didn’t remember signing up for.

Endometriosis changed my shape.
Pregnancy changed it again.
Postpartum kept shifting things long after everyone said it “should be normal by now”.

And the more I tried to repeat the usual mantras — Love your flaws. Celebrate your shape. Be positive. — the more disconnected I felt. The positivity felt forced. The “self-love” felt like pressure. And honestly, it made me feel like I was failing at confidence.

Then one ordinary day, everything shifted.

I was trying on clothes that used to fit, and nothing sat right. But instead of spiralling, I just said, “This is my body today.”
Not good.
Not bad.
Just… here.

It wasn’t self-love. It was neutrality.
And for the first time in a long time, I felt relief.

If this resonates with you, I wrote a deeply personal blog post about it — how shifting from body positivity to body neutrality helped me rebuild confidence without guilt, pressure or perfection.

👉 Read the full blog post here: From Body Positivity to Body Neutrality: How I Stopped Forcing Love and Started Finding Peace

And if you’re a new mother — especially a professional juggling everything at once — I’m hosting something special for you.

You’re invited to my free live webinar:

It’s for mothers who:

In this session, I’ll walk you through:
✨ Why your body feels “stuck” after pregnancy
✨ The confidence traps no one warns mothers about
✨ How to rebuild strength in just 20–30 minutes a day
✨ How to break the negative self-talk that sneaks in daily
✨ The framework I use to help mothers reconnect with themselves again

🎁 Bonus for live attendees:
You’ll receive my Post-Partum Confidence Starter Pack (worth $97) — completely free.

👉 Save your seat here

If you’ve been craving relief… or a reset… or simply someone to tell you that you’re not doing this alone — I hope this helps you breathe a little easier today.

With heart,
Melissa

Until next time,

Serving weighty thoughts with a side of sass.