If Everyone Hates Their Body, It Can't Be About the Body | Teri Hofford

What if your body was never the problem?Too big. Too old. Too much. Not enough. We've all stood in front of a mirror and heard those words. But what if the mirror was lying the whole time? In this episode of Wired & Worthy, Dr. Amelia Kelley sits down with empowerment photographer and TEDx speaker Teri Hofford, whose viral talk "Five Reasons You Look Bad in Photos" changed how thousands of people see themselves. After photographing over a thousand clients, Teri noticed an undeniable pattern. It didn't matter what size, age, or shape someone was. Nearly everyone walked in hating something about their body. That's when she realized the issue was never the body. It was the story the mind had been told about it.Together, Teri and Dr. Kelley unpack body image, neurodivergence, identity, masking, and the nervous system's deep hunger to belong.In this episode, you’ll learn:• Why body image is rarely actually about the body• Fear-driven self-care vs. love-driven self-expression• How neurodivergent identity gets tangled up in performing for others• What going viral on the "wrong side of the internet" did to Teri's nervous system• The Ozempic conversation no one is having honestly• Teri's simple tool for combating shame spirals• The one-sentence script for reconnecting with someone from your past• The purple bedroom conversation that changed Teri's lifeAbout Teri HoffordTeri Hofford is an empowerment photographer, body image educator, and TEDx speaker based in Canada. After over a decade behind the lens, including years of boudoir photography, Teri noticed that virtually every client, regardless of size or shape, struggled to see themselves with kindness. That insight became the foundation of her TEDx talk, “Five Reasons You Look Bad in Photos,” and a body of work dedicated to helping people move from self-loathing to self-acceptance, not by changing how they look, but by changing how they see.Follow Teri on Instagram and find her work at ​​https://terihofford.com/ Connect with Dr. Kelley:Visit her websiteFollow her on InstagramWatch the episodes on YouTube