Kate
I’m Kate. I think about food obsessively. Usually it makes me really happy. Especially if I’m bored and I know I’ll get to eat soon.
I grew up thinking I was just about the hottest thing in the world. As a kid, I used to sketch myself naked and then show the drawings to absolutely everyone. This made me feel bold, and also, I figured they all were inwardly marveling at my stunning perfection. It took until college for me to start feeling like I was probably genetically ill-fated. My mother is beautiful and my father totally cute. But something had obviously gone wrong in the process of combining their genes, and I was the unhappy result.
I’m angry that I had to stop feeling gorgeous. That even writing that makes me immediately think, “Oy vey, not everyone can be gorgeous. Maybe you just have eyes and can see the difference. Get over it. Focus on something else. Take up ceramics or racketball and stop staring at yourself in the mirror!”
But the truth is, I didn’t look anymore objectively gorgeous back then, and it felt a whole lot better to trust that I was. So here I am. Let’s talk.
i'll put up a better shot soon
Kate on February 28th 2010
Dr. A responded on 02 Mar 2012 at 11:51 am #
I am so excited to have discovered your blog! I am a therapist in the Dallas area who also did a brave/stupid combo of going whole hog into private practice right after my PhD. Body image is something that EVERY single one of my patients struggles with at some point, and I “prescribe” the things you have written about, such as burlesque dancing classes and yoga, to help them get in touch with their physicality and explore their thoughts on it. Writing on this topic is not for the cowardly, but your blog provides a wonderful resource for the thousands upon thousands of people out there (I would say all, some don’t want to admit it!) who struggle with the same issues, as you combine powerful insights with a witty and approachable writing style. Your blog is going on my “prescription” list!
Ellen responded on 10 Mar 2012 at 11:48 am #
You’re beautiful and so inspiring!
i was going to post today but, you know. « zoe & the beatles responded on 14 Mar 2012 at 1:07 pm #
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