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Self-Esteem

Body Image — The Body We Live In and the Body We See

Body image is the internal picture a person holds of their own body — not the body itself, but the mental and emotional representation of it. What it looks like. What it means. Whether it is acceptable. Whether it belongs to the person who inhabits it.

Perfectionism — The Exhausting Standard

Perfectionism is not the same as having high standards. High standards allow for failure, for learning, for effort that falls short of the goal and still has value. Perfectionism does not. It operates on a binary: perfect or worthless. There is no middle ground.