09/22/2018

About 6(ish) months ago, one of my mentors encouraged me to start an Instagram account in order to help promote the classes that I was teaching.

It has helped me A LOT and I am truly thankful she gave me “the push” to step out of my comfort zone. .

On Instagram-

(as well as facebook and any social media platform)

We all see Ads--ads that are SPECIFICALLY catered TO US.

For example, my moms AD feed (ie. grandma shirts, volunteering opportunities and teacher mugs) would look COMPLETELY different than the ADS that I see (women who lift, cookbooks and funny mom memes) vs. what the 37 year old man who is “into fishing” sees.

You catch my drift?

Anyway, In these “sponsored posts” I found this whole other WORLD with hashtags such as #inspiration, #motivation and #fitspo (ie. FITNESS inspiration)

and in it--

Are basically bikini clad women--(and the occasional man lifting)

haha.

Some of these women have ten of THOUSANDS of followers (some even in the millions) and I couldn’t help but picture my little girl looking at these photos which are TITLED “inspiration” and “workhard” thinking that SHE and HER BODY are NOT GOOD enough. .

This inspired me to “BE THE CHANGE” that I want to see in the world. .

Not that posting a shot (or multiple) of you in a bikini is bad- but when our bodies are used as “an ornament, instead of an instrument” (as @beauty_redefined states it) I think our minds can start to get a little confused as to what the true definition of where our “inspiration” comes from.

As these thoughts were circling in my head, I thought- I can’t be the ONLY one who sometimes feels inadequate when they see these images right?

So, why not (in true Jamie-weirdo style) make everyone laugh a little while I share my truth? -

With that- I hope you enjoy my short skit I did to show- just that.