When we think of โbeauty standards,โ itโs not hard to think of oppressive, unhappy and often limiting criteria that we feel we must meet before we feel our best selves. This is, of course, certainly a wish to fit the ideal, but also a wish to fit the beauty standards proposed to us through marketing, and often, that can be stifling.
It may feel as though weโre free from this once we settle down with a partner, have a baby and become more sure of ourselves, but thatโs not always the case, in fact, the very natural and normal process our body has been through can somehow give us cause to feel even more insecure.
Even something as
natural and beautiful as having children makes you feel as if youโre somehow a lesser person, thereโs obviously something wrong in that equation. For that reason, defining your own beauty standard in motherhood (or at any time) is very important and can help you feel as radiant as you deserve to feel.
Letโs consider how this is possible: