coming clean about exercise addiction and body image issues…
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- Опубликовано: 4 июл 2022
- So many of you know that I started this channel as speaking about ED and recovery, and it's time to speak about why this has been such an important focus for me. I'm talking through my personal journey with exercise addiction, body image and speaking to my own healing process. In this storytime video I'm going to speak to why recovery is so important from eating disorders and body image issues, and how this type of recovery and healing process is not always as easy as it seems. What has your journey been? Let's support each other in the comments section below and create a safe space for the community.
I'm Kati Morton, a licensed therapist making Mental Health videos.
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You are one of the biggest reasons I started my recovery process , 5 years ago.
You are an inspiration for a lot of us.
It's not just because you explain in a simple way things that are complicated. It's also because you make us feel less alone. That's hope for the future. That's fuel. And there are countless struggles and cries but happiness is the goal , is reachable , and it's absolutely worth it.
You are here for us.
We are here for you.
Ti voglio bene.
Same here. She is loved I hope she can feel it 💜 un abrazo
@@sarandonga0011 One heartbeat at a time , we can do it. Tutti insieme. 💖
Me too, 5 yrs ago! All b/c I saw ED videos from Kati. Otherwise, I nvr would of dreamed of getting help.
Yes, it is so true Kati
I am eating out of cans and not cooking. My diet is wrong. I am unhealthy. Nutrition wise. The Forensic Psychiatrists do not ask these questions. They refuse my life. They rather revoke and revolt against the NRA. They ask if I own a gun. Mental Health Reproducers still have this RIGHT. I am subjected for all the wrong diagnosis (plur) I do not know how to spell it plurally.
I honestly appreciate it when women in smaller bodies talk about struggling with body image. As a woman in a larger body, it’s helpful to hear Kati talking about this because it’s a reminder that even if I was smaller, I would still be unhappy with my body. Because it’s not about size, it’s about diet culture, my ED, and ridiculous beauty standards. 💕
Your honesty is so refreshing. You are loved by many...
Thanks Kelly xoxo
im one of them
Love you Kati!! Thanks for sharing! I do the same thing except I shame my mind for not being able to do the things it used to…
I’m an RN so I’ve seen a lot of patients lose their life due to some body part failing (brain aneurysm, thoracic aneurysm, MI, etc.).
So I’ve learned to be grateful for what I have by watching other people lose what they have.
After breaking my leg ten years ago not a day or two goes by that I don’t consciously acknowledge how grateful I am that my leg is fine and that I can walk.
Simply stating three to five things that you are grateful for on a daily basis can help with one’s outlook.
As a Korean woman who grew up with alot of toxic beauty standard and insane amount of media consumption where beautiful woman with sexy body are praised like goddesses, there wasn't a day where I wasn't insecure and feeling worthless because of not having that conventional aesthetic. It turned into body dysmorphia, but I honestly believe its a societal issue. Im so sorry to hear that you struggled with your body image.. Ive been there and still is. That hopeless feeling of being worthless because you don't meet the standard. That feeling of wanting to be that girl so badly that you're willing to give up everything in your life.. Its hard. Not going to lie. Im still affected by my low sense of self worth due to my appearance. And being aware of the time and youth wasted because I fixated on my negative body image so much is dreadful....and I have suicidal thoughts every other day, but Im hoping it'll get better with age. Im a fool for saying this but I wish I can be born as the woman I've always wanted to be in my next life.
I feel for you. Societal standards can really weigh on the mind, especially when they lead you to shame the things you can't change about yourself. Maybe in your next life you will be born as the woman that you wanted to be, but even then, who's to say that you won't find something you wish was different. The question is, if you are not that woman in this life, then who will you be instead? I'm sure there is something great in the stars for you. It may not be Korea's next beauty queen, but it can still be Korea's next something. Or at least, you will be someone special to someone. And I think changing even one person's life for the better is worth a whole lot.
I love this thoughtful comment. It is a shame society grooms women to be broken psychology through sales techniques. It's such a loss. It's as if in order to keep women in a certain category of social management, standard after standard of conformity and norms have been put in place to weaken our ability to think for and appreciate our true, individual, honest-to-God splendor and value in THIS life. I hope you find it. I hope I find it. I hope every woman does. ❤️
Because it's there 😉
Well anytime Katy starts to cry I feel I wanna do the same lol. Students always used to make fun of me due to my big nose at school so that I always blamed those fucking genes contributed to this, not them lol. I felt so stressed and under pressure so I deeply understand you. A year ago when I didn't really care about it anymore in my thirty's, I was chatting with a cute girl online and she said my nose is a mechanism by which warmer air finds its way into my body, It turned out that it is a natural adaptation for some people in some colder places. God knows how much pressure you girls bear when advertisements push people toward accepting higher standard of an ideal woman, something that no one can achieve but their fake models. They even have managed to change men's perception toward an ideal woman. I guess what can help you is putting a stop on watching and praising models or celebrities for what none of them have played any role in. I mean what you haven't seen yet can not harass you. This is us who made Goddess with our own hands and then started to worship them and finally feel ashamed about ourselves.
You gonna be alright girl! Just keep pushing through! You did a lot and you still will! Just don’t give up! Everything gonna be alright one day! And this day will come soon! I feel for you, and honestly l can imagine how hard it was for you (as lm a Rus girl, who grew up with all Rus beauty standards) so you are unique! And this is your power! Keep learning about yourself and move forward ❤️❤️
I still struggle everyday and I am 55
I wish people start to realize how deeply body image issues can affect someone. Thank you so much Kati for talking about this. Sending you lots of love💖
This was so inspiring. I struggle deeply with my girl area down there bc of bad injuries from sexual abuse 😪
Alot of shaming, shit talking, and self harming that area..
I never thought of thanking it before?!...
Just saying thank you for staying so strong all these years, still allowing it to function most days and help me birth my daughter.
This video meant alot to me Kati! Thank you so much 💓 💗 💛
Me too
"This is my body
And I live in it
It’s 31
And 6 months old
It’s changed a lot since it was new
It’s done stuff it wasn’t built to do
I often try to fill it up with wine
And the weirdest thing about it is
I spend so much time hating it
But it never says a bad word about me" from the song not perfect by Tim Minchin
I love Tim Minchin....how have I not heard this incredible song!!! Thank you for sharing xxxx
Dude, Tim Minchin is so good!! I love him he's a weird artist, a rock/folk musician comedian etc renaissance man who composed two whole award-winning musicals, but he's really great and has a ton of musical knowledge
As a man watching this who has body image issues and is nearly 50 and who “knocked the shit of their body” too. This video was a revelation. I repeatedly buy books on fitness, try all the fads, diets, trends all to be back when I was a 28 inch waist and I am nearly 50. Waist size 28 Which was never a size I felt comfortable at anyway. I reached 24 stone during Covid and felt awful and reassessed but I am still heavy but a bit healthier. It’s nice to know others beat themselves up with body image, and male poor body image is still taboo. Men don’t say to other men about their obsession for running or why they do iron man or triathlons to infinity. I have, like you begun to thank my body for not giving up on me. I have damaged back, genetic issues with bones, coccyx problems, and bursitis. But other parts still work. I might not be able to run 30 miles in one go like I did in my 20’s but at least I can get out of my bed. There was a time in 2017 when o couldn’t. Yoga ( or as I call it) my old man yoga. Saved me. I do it daily. If I can’t walk, run or cycle if yoga is the least I can do, at least I have don’t something. Thanks for the videos x
I’ve been a silent viewer for a while but just wanted to say thank you. I’m a personal trainer and studying nutrition and it’s difficult to not have the pressure to have a perfect physique as a trainer. Almost as if your not a viable trainer if your not shredded and have a perfect v line etc. I’ve learned to talk to myself like I’d talk to a bran new client who’s getting into fitness and giving myself the same grace and understanding that I’d give for others. Anyway thanks for covering this I think it’s a silent pain a lot of people share is being dissatisfied with our looks.
Can’t believe I found a comment like this. I’m a PT also and struggle with this daily. As a female, I feel like I should have a huge butt, big boobs and a tiny shredded waist. I’m also pregnant with my 4th child and the pressure I’ve realized I’ve put on myself to stay fit and look good through pregnancy because I’m a trainer has been looming hard on me. I wish more trainers would talk about this, thank you for stating this ❤️
This is what will help you be an amazing trainer!
@@Jen-zz7nv I appreciate the kind words I certainly truly
@@Jen-zz7nv try *
@@maryssaann I couldn’t imagine dealing with that !! The standards are so ridiculous not to mention the widespread use of performance drugs/steroids and things people do to achieve unnatural physique and performance. But your definitely not alone I’ve had clients ask not work with me because they wouldn’t want my physique. I like to think I’m not that terrible haha.Fight the good fight and hope the rest of the pregnancy and journey goes well-Aaron
It’s difficult to break the habits and beliefs of our past. I struggle too. But I’m trending upward and I tell myself that each day. Progress and change is absolutely possible. Vanity is a trap. And it’s important to admit what this is. It is chasing after wind.
I love that... chasing after wind. So true. xoxo And so glad you're trending upward!! xoxo
Wow couldn’t have said it better
Oh Katie. I have been watching you for years, as a counsellor myself in the UK, and this is so moving and validating to hear. Thank you. To normalise the dissatisfaction that we may feel about our bodies stops us from getting caught in "I'm getting it wrong because I don't love my body 24/7". You are doing a wonderful service to us all watching this, by sharing your story and leaning into the vulnerability of sharing it. Thanks for your expertise, wisdom and courage! Xxx
sending you mad love Kati. your self-disclosure is moving and brave.
xoxox
👏👏👏
Kati, thank you. Just thank you. You are so relatable and I kept saying "omg, me too!"
xoxox
Same
Stuff more along the lines of body neutrality has been helpful for me. My body is just my body. It is. It changes over time, as I age, as I navigate the world, as I survive in my body. Understanding my body in a more factual, structural sense has helped me like "oh, OK, my ribcage is a lot wider than the ribs of other women in my family" or "ah, I see I have what would be deemed a long torso." It is not about attaching value to any of it, but instead about being able to find my way through things like buying and wearing clothes. Our bodies are all so different and they work so hard in so many different ways. There is so much over which we simply have no control and we need to learn to find ways to accept and live with that fact. We do not need to push ourselves to constantly be positive or love any/every part of us -- that is far too much pressure and it often leads us to shit talk ourselves when we "fail." I think it is a triumph to be able to look in the mirror and simply say "this is my body."
So hard but such a great way to reframe our thinking.
my own realization.. tooo much will build pressure.
needs to lessen all these therapy sessions lol.
the basic tenet of our perception is whenever you look, youd always find something. physical matter can be zoomed in and theres always particles maybe to infinity and beyond lol
same concept to perception..positive and negative can be both attributed simultaneously onto one subject and that perspective can even be graded in spectrum via intensity coming from the value you are trying to allocate to such phenomena based on the foundation of your biases and sensing capacities.
in short, there is no end
YES
Agreed, body positively demands everyone finds them "beautiful", everyone needs self love.
I learned something similar during a mushroom trip. i looked in the mirror and my face looked absolutely grotesque and I had just previously seen some of the most beautiful visuals in my life. I understood then that life is about balance and accepting the beautiful and ugly together. After all we can't have beauty without the concept of ugliness. since then I have learned not to attach so much value to the shape of my nose or body. it is what it is, neither good nor bad.
I love this so much. Running was a major crutch for me during a rough time in my life. It's not necessarily bad in itself, but when you're almost sprinting through five mile hill courses every other day, something's not right under the hood. Especially because I implicitly believed at the time that reaching some physical ideal would solve my problems. One of the hardest moments of my life was achieving that goal and discovering that nothing had changed.
Your honesty is going to help so many, including me ❤️ My mom died from anorexia when I was 13. It’s so serious and I’m happy to see it being discussed more.
I just wanted to say I am so sorry for your loss.
condolences man 💓 i hope you are doing well
SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT THAT HOPE, RIP 2 HER
I struggle with my body. I have fibromyalgia, which makes me miserable 24/7. I'm struggling to find a way to exercise as a result. That, combined with overeating (potentially disordered eating), led to me becoming obese. I struggle with shame about this, and frustration with my body for "betraying me". It's hard for me to be grateful, but I am more grateful for other things, like places to rest, a vehicle to get around, a job that isn't physically demanding, etc.
Thank you and Prayers. I've gained alot of weight. I'm lonely. Just Praying to God to get out of this depression.
Praying for you 🤗 that you are able to emerge from your depression empowered and confident.
Hang in there..
Oh Kati... My heart broke for you having only watched the first minute 💔
Sometimes it's just a bad day to wear jeans. When I don't force myself into uncomfortable clothes, it's easier to catch the negative talk before it even starts. I also remind myself that I do sports or plan my meals to feel better and take care of myself, and try to stop myself from thinking of it all as mandatory torture sessions for gaining muscle or losing fat. Thank you Kati for helping me feel like I'm not alone with these negative thoughts and feelings.
This put a lot of stuff into perspective for me. I struggle with disordered eating and negative body image. As someone who is afraid to die, and my body literally keeps me alive, I should be more grateful.
Oh Kati! Sending lots of love 💕 Thank you for being so open 😊
Thank you for sharing!!! The struggle is real for all of us. And, its nice to know we're not alone.
Thank you for being open and sharing your experience, you’re not alone. It means so much to have a therapist who genuinely understands what someone has been through/going through
This was so powerful. Thank you so much for this insight. I got teary eyed while listening to your moment of realization and realizing for myself that I’m grateful for my body and all it does. I’m going to show up for my body the way it shows up for me!
Just the message I needed. Thank you for sharing and being vulnerable to share your experiences with us
I keep loving you more and more!!
Thank you for what you create for the collective, thank you for your honesty and thank you for being there for so many of us to relate to. ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much for being so real and vulnerable. It’s so good to know that even professionals struggle, and I’m not alone in illogic negative self-shaming.
I love hearing what helped you, too!
Thank you ❤
Katie, thank you for being so open and honest. You’ve helped me so much for the last four years and ohh my goodness… the rawness of this video is surreal. Sending you so much love xxx
Thank you for sharing this bit of your story, Katie. So beautifully said and an excellent reminder to thank our bodies. We are all enough! 💖
Kati, thanks so much for openness and vulnerability. I really needed this video today. I am currently struggling with similar issues.
thank you for being so transparent and real
I'm so glad your patients have someone like you, ED's are so hard and people like you make such a big difference
Kati this is so so moving, I'm crying with you. I've been struggling with eating disorders and my body for years. Thanks for sharing so honestly. It means so much 🥰🥰🥰
Thank you for being so forthright about your own struggles. I always appreciate it when a therapist connects with me in that way. Your story is so inspiring, and I, for one, am grateful to have found your podcasts and vlogs. ✌🏽💜🎶
THANK YOU! ...really needed this today ❤
I am incredibly grateful for your videos, the supportive community you created & keep building and just everything else that you do.
But especially, THANK YOU for making us feel less alone! 🤗
Thank you for being you, Kati. Sending hugs. 🌸
Thank you Kati, thank you so much... Your message is what should be "trending" everywhere, on every platform, for all time for all young girls growing up, all women struggling with their body image and ofcourse for boys and men too. No more filters, unnecessary surgery and all fakeness being pushed daily, trying to reach something that isn't, shouldn't even be important. I've hated myself so much all my life, my face my body, and why?? What a waste of my energy, of myself. Still struggling at age 44 but 2 years ago I got so sick, big lung abscess and when it burst my lung collapsed, was in a foreign country, not speaking the language, luckily with my Egyptian husband because if I was alone at home I wouldn't be here today. 3 times knocked on death's door. Coughing up blood for weeks, my whole body giving up (got more issues), hardly able to breathe for a long time and stuck in bed for 7 months, had to sit up straight for sleep or I couldn't breathe. Still having medical issues today but thank the lord I can do things again that I couldn't for a long time and grateful to my body for not giving up on me. Sorry had to share, only have my husband and you lol. I love you Kati and I'm sure many more do as well, again thank you so much, sending big virtual hugs 💖❣
Kati you help and are still helping so many people! Thank you for this video, your honesty, and being real with your audience! Something we all need sometimes. Xoxo 💖
Watching this video of Kati Morton again still makes me sad and emotional just seeing her so vulnerable and sensitive and shareing her story and what she went though Kati you are such a lovely women inside and out so careing and supportive of everyone and it's ok to open up every now and then because you are human too and we love you 💞
Thank you so much for allowing yourself to be vulnerable in order to help others💕
I’ve watched your videos since 2015, used to hangout with you on younow. And you’ve helped me understand my need for therapy and Ed treatment. Thank you for being so real. I want to be able to offer you my support in what ever capacity it may be. But again thank you for your realness.
Kati, thank you so so much, this video helped me so much, you don’t even know how much 💜
We love you Kati, just as you are and I find this raw honesty so helpful to my own journey and healing.
thank you for being so open. You are such an inspiration
Kati, thank you for your honesty and for sharing the rawness of your pain. You are able to connect with your viewers/family because of your bravery in sharing so much of yourself. Thank you so, so much. I admire you very much.💕
Love you Kati for your honesty & compassion.🥰
Thank you for being honest and sharing your vulnerability! You are helping so many of us become a better versions of ourselves.
You are the best! So honest. This is so encouraging and affirming. Thank you for this. You are amazing.
I love that you say thanks feet, thanks to your body. We all should say thanks to our body and soul everyday ❤️🙏
Wow, Kate! Thank you for being real with us❤❤
Thank you for showing your humanity! Takes such courage to talk about these things! You inspire many to face the unhealthy coping skills we have acquired to deal with stress and to realize we are not alone :)
Thank you for speaking on this, makes me feel less alone. Your honesty is so refreshing 🫂
LOVE the vulnerability! It’s amazing the doors we open when we share openly with others. Not only do people relate, it helps you not feel alone in it & it encourages others to speak openly!!
Your honesty is refreshing! You are extremely brave for sharing your journey.
It takes a lot of strength to speak about your own personal struggles. Much respect!
Thank you for your vulnerability. It always helps me to hear the therapist's story so I feel less alone--that the therapist doesn't have it all together and they're under construction as well. I think those are the videos that I value most. Thank you again for your vulnerability 💙
Oh Kati, this does not sound stupid at all. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. I am so glad you are where you're at now, and that your body still shows up for you. It is so amazing that you're still trying your best every day and thanking your body whenever you can. I don't know if you remember, but my last question on the patreon livestream was exactly about this topic because I finally realised how much my body does for me every f**** day after my surgery. I send you the biggest hug that I can offer, you're not alone. We see you. You're doing an amazing job fighting this battle and I feel so honoured that you're sharing this with us. Thank you Kati!❤
Thank you so much for making this! Needed to hear this today like you can’t imagine!
Oh my gosh this spoke to me on so many levels. I’ve struggled with eating disorders and body image for 30 yrs. I’m now in recovery for this but it still doesn’t fix my mental process and thoughts. I love the thank you letter to my body for all it does daily for me.
Thank you Kati for opening up and being vulnerable with us ❤️ I’ve been a long time viewer and have always wondered what your authentic relationship with your body/food was since you’ve done a lot of working with ED. It was so refreshing to hear you curse, cry and share the same mean body talk that I’ve done too. Love you Kati, keep being awesome 🫶
I've been with you on this channel for over 2 years now. You helped me and many many people. You're so beautiful and so brave Kati. Everything videos you put out is genuine. You're accepted and loved
Thank you Kati. That was a wonderfully honest video that you shared with us. Thank you.
Sometimes things get tough and just being present with yourself and accepting where you are today is enough. Our bodies work really hard for us and we often forget to say thank you.
I'm just seeing this vid, and I appreciate your honesty and rawness 🤎 those thank you letters to our bodies are Such a magnific idea and important. They do SO much, really. The body is super intelligent, and it alert us. Omg. THANK YOU ♡
Thank you Katy for being open about your experience, It's nice to not feel alone. Your videos have helped me so much in my journey towards recovery.
I'm young and chronically ill and have a history of eating disorders/body image issues. I also used to play sports and could identify with having that as an outlet. It's been a hard learning to be grateful towards what my body can still do, while grieving my healthy body. These feelings have been incredibly isolating. So knowing you share simular struggles makes me feel seen. You are incredibly strong for talking about this, and I appreciate that you did.
This was an amazing video and will help so many. Thank you for being open and so genuine. Its what the world needs.
I started working on recovery nine years ago thanks to your videos! Even though you weren't speaking so much to your own experience, I could tell I was hearing from someone who really understood. I felt less alone and that helped me to be brave. Thank you so much for everything you did then and are doing now.
You are one in a billion. Wow. Truly a rare gift to this world. You just keep getting more and more vulnerable, which is such a gift. Thank you.
Thankyou so much, I have severe Body Dysmorphia and I needed this to help me fight it. Its powerful of you to share and thankyou so so much!!
It is so nice to see a therapist open up and be real in their emotions. Kati I have been watching you for years and you have helped me learn so much about different mental health topics! You have taught me so much and helped me feel better in my own insecurities. You are a beautiful woman inside and out! Thank you for trusting us enough to be vulnerable. You are loved! ❤️
This was so helpful, your courage is so appreciated. It’s easy to get lost in the fog of complaining mode but to reframe and consider all the amazing systems of my body still beautifully functioning it totally changes my energy, mood and ultimate vibration. That energy and surrender attracts good.
this is so important. thank you so much for being vulnerable and sharing this with us because so many of us need to hear this and know that we're not going at this alone in our late 30s or at any age.
I have to say that when you are raw and real it is really inspiring. The cursing and tears shows your soul. I've been listening to your therapist intelligence on different topics for years but the ones where you are raw, deep as hell and laying it all out is by far the most inspirational!!!! Keep rocking and keep being you!!
Like others have said, your honesty and realness is so refreshing. Thanks for sharing and being so open and courageous. You are setting a beautiful example for everyone working through body issues.
Kati,
You are the best! I know it has to be hard but sharing these things help me relate and make my body image issues so much more real and forefront. I beat myself up daily and my therapist and I have been trying to work on this. What you said just made things click-especially the part about thanking your body. We have talked about this so many times but for some reason when you said this today it just made sense on a whole other lever! You are an amazing woman. Thank so much for all that you do for all of us!
Thank you so much for this Kati, I really needed to hear this, im currently I'm recovery from my eating disorder, and it is the hardest thing I've ever experienced. This really reminded me why I want to get better. Thank you for reminding me to love my body, and that its doing the best it can ❤️
Thank you for this very sincere and very important video. I think the turnaround for me was when I realised that the best definition is " a beautiful body is a healthy body" and it is. Being grateful for all it does in every way every day ☺️❤️
Kati, I feel like I want to give you a staring ovation. I cried during the whole video watching you. Thank you for being so brave. I admire you so much. Jane
Powerful!!! I love the point you made about tapping out versus tapping in.
Wow! You are a wonderful and positive influence. I really have enjoyed your videos, You are my new binge watch!!!!
What I love the most about your videos is, I feel like I’m sitting with one of my girlfriends listening to them share stories that are all too relatable!
Thank you Kati, you have helped me to forgive myself for being so hard on my own body image 💞
Hi Kati 🥹
Thank you for sharing your story. I’ve suffered from body image issues since I was ten. I was always bigger, developed early, ECT. Got my period at 9-so I had the opposite experience as you in that regard.
My mom was addicted to drugs, and abandoned my brother and I when we were 10 and 12. I lived with my dad and his new wife, and I began putting on weight. Fast.
Because I was teased…I started starving myself, and that led to a loss of control so I binged and purged.
I’ve been everywhere from 120 pounds to 269. I’m in the 180s now and in recovery…sort of. Not really. I don’t binge or purge, but I only eat really clean. Also I walk excessively. I don’t know how to stop…and I’d rather live this way than be fat ever ever ever again.
I know I need help but getting started is rough. I love your channel, it’s helped me some.
This is a great reminder. I often forget that my body loves me and wants me to be well. Thank you body for everything you’ve done for me ♥️.
This video helped me so much. Lately I've been hating what I realize is my body reacting to triggers, stress, not feeling 'good'. When you cry, I cry!! Thank you for that release and for all you do! 💗
Kati, thankyou for Sharing and I know that's not always easy to do though with everything you do and all the Validation and Help you give to many and created a Beautiful Powerful Community that will ways be here for you! Sending much Love and Light. 💜🦋
I am so blessed to come across this message. I used to watch you constantly, learning important therapy tools. I am not sure why I quit, but I did relate to your message today. I have a great counselor that I see every other week. We never talked about accepting and appreciate my body. I have gained a lot of weight and lost my strength from not exercising for past five yrs, because of my depression and other physical and mental health issues. Now I can be thankful everyday and chose body parts that I still have the ability to use. thank you for being so open and sharing your own struggles.
Thank you, Kati. I appreciate your transparency and willingness to be vulnerable. This video really spoke to me and I am a man. I have entered my forties and I have this same struggle. Thank you for the tips on how you deal with this struggle. I am definitely going to adopt some of your methods, especially focusing on the good things my body does.
You are brave and beautiful Kati! You are helping so many people by sharing this! 💕
Your story and speeches are so powerful and inspiring. I needed this so badly today, you have no idea. You are so strong and beautiful. Thank you for helping so many others including me. ❤
Thank you for assuring me that I can feel the past pain, let it out, and still be in my wise mind and see the possibilities of right now.
Kati, you have helped me so, so, so much. Thank you for your helpful, smart, wise, kind, courageous, and well-done videos. Please take good care of yourself. Sending you good thoughts, good vibes, and much love.
Thank you for always being genuine and an amazing role model ❤️.
Love these unfiltered ones. This is your best yet. Thank you and great shirt!
Thank you for your transparent videos Kati.
Thank you for sharing ❤️ You have such an important message here. These body image issues are like the plague in our world these days, and I fear it only gets worse unless we do something about it in our society. All the beauty ideals, social media, tv, movies etc., it all feeds the self hate and body image issues most people now struggle with
Thank you Kati, this reaches deep into my heart. I can see also your tears and what you say really resonates with me.
Kati, I am so grateful for your wisdom. I wish I could give you a hug. I know that pain too. Thank you for all your great videos that help people find peace.
I really, really love this video and how real it is. Your vulnerability is beautiful. Thank you!!
I also started my recovery process after watching your videos. They helped me be more honest with my doctor . This video is very cathartic
Kati, you always release these videos at the right time. ❤️