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Amma Brown Girl
BROWN BODIES, SELF LOVE AND INSECURITY
TW: PLEASE NOTE THIS EPISODE INCLUDES SENSITIVE TOPICS.
If there’s one thing I’ve always screamed at all my friends is don’t care what people think, they don’t care as much as you think. Now this is a lot easier said than done and insecurity naturally creeps up in waves. What’s important is how you manage it.
In todays episode I talk about some the of issues I grew up with as a brown women such as:
My relationship with body hair.
Being under/over weight.
A lack of representation for brown bodies.
Chat shit aunties and their questionable comments.
I conclude this episode with some of the things I do to help me practice self love, and the need for more discussion around increasing body positivity within the brown community for all generations!
Imagine a world where more aunties and uncles embraced themselves >>>
I hope you guys can relate, learn and enjoy listening/ watching, and remember, BE KIND ❤️
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