01/22/2026
We’ve been taught to praise bodies for how small they become and social media can exacerbate this when aiming for a body that isn’t meant to be yours.
We truly have to be careful with what we’re aiming for, what we’re seeking praise for, and what we’re recognizing and reinforcing in others. It can lead to praise for taking up less space, for shrinking oneself, for slowing fading into something unhealthy.
But bodies were never meant to be celebrated for their absence in space ❤️
Some bodies are naturally lean, with smaller bone structures and genetics that make leanness come easily.
Others are built with wider frames, denser bones, and a natural softness that exists within health.
Neither needs “fixing.” But both deserve to become the healthiest, “strongest,” versions of their natural selves.
Chasing a body that isn’t yours can quietly pull you away from your own well being.
Because smaller doesn’t always mean healthier.
A small dress size can still hold stress, imbalance, or fragile strength beneath the surface.
And for midlife women especially,
you are not “past your prime.”
You are still deeply capable of growth, strength, and change.
But your body deserves to be worked with, not fought against.
Progress in this season comes from realism, respect, and support, not punishment. Finding what you “love” to do is so important and sometimes loving it takes trial, error and time, and the tribe that comes with it needs to be in alignment with who you’re aiming to become.
Health lives elsewhere besides working to be “smaller”.
In muscle that supports your joints.
In strength that lets you carry your life.
In flexibility, resilience, and energy that stay with you as the years move forward.
Let’s shift what we celebrate.
Not shrinking, but supporting.
Not aesthetics, but ability.
Not less, but enough.
So maybe the question isn’t “How small can I get?”
But rather, “How strong, supported, and well can I feel in the body I have?” 💪❤️
