Women's bodies change, in ways we have no control over. We've just got used to one change, and it all starts again.
No wonder we lose track of who it is we see, when we look in the mirror. Worse, we blame ourselves and our bodies for the entirely natural ageing process, as though we are somehow not good enough, or haven't tried hard enough.
Societal pressures heap guilt and shame about our bodies onto us, by telling us we can do more, try harder, not give in.
Accepting our bodies is not giving in. It's getting started.
Embracing our bodies is not giving up. It's giving ourselves the grace we deserve.
I'm Anna Smart, and, together with my husband Robin, I have an award-winning, Oxfordshire body confidence boudoir studio.
I turned 50 in 2023, and created the WomenVisible 50 Project to celebrate us women who have stepped into the second half of our lives.
A movement of real women who feel they are positively reconnecting with themselves.
And I'm looking for the final 10 women to join our movement, right now.
Are you ready to do something positive for yourself, and your relationship with your body?
Then read on!