What If We Stopped Fighting Aging?

Send us Fan MailI recently turned 50 and Ela is hot on my tail, and as such we are thinking more and more about what it means to embrace our bodies as they inevitably change.* We are swimming in a sea of diet culture which is compounded by anti-aging culture once we hit upwards of 35.  How do we reconcile our fears about our bodies changing, when they are now visibly aging?  What are our options if we want to reject botox, fillers and cosmetic procedures.  Are we destined to become invisible and lose our voice in society?  What does it mean for us to reject anti-aging culture and what are the positives about hitting midlife and finally standing in our power!  Key Takeaways Midlife can make you question how much of your life has been shaped by worrying about your appearance.  Strength training can change the focus from how your body looks, to what it can actually do.  Amongst the gratitude, there’s grief in ageing, and that's ok. Many women were taught that being smaller, quieter, and less noticeable was somehow safer.  Muscle, balance, and mobility matter a lot more in daily life than looking youthful.  Getting older can bring a kind of relief from constantly thinking about how you look.  A strong body as we age gives you options, independence, and confidence.  Some of the hardest parts of ageing come from how women are treated, not ageing itself.  Midlife can be the first time some women start asking themselves what they actually want.  You don’t have to pretend ageing feels amazing in order to reject anti-ageing culture. *(We also have the wonderful  Deb Benfield, author of Unapologetic Aging on to chat in a couple of weeks time so this topic is very much on our minds.) Support the showPlease reach out if you would like some support with your relationship to food OR movement. Ela currently has limited spaces for Intuitive Eating coaching and if you'd like to reconnect with movement, contact Christine.  If you'd like exclusive access to our supporter-only channel click here.We appreciate you