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Body image issues
Some background: I'd been working on cultivating my self worth and loving my body and caring for it regardless of how it looked for years. I got to a place where I felt pretty damn good, and relatively confident. I also worked hard to build my self worth outside of whether I liked my appearance or not, as we are all so much more than bodies.
Then I experienced significant betrayal by my ex husband and it completely demolished the work I had done. He also sexually assaulted me during that time and I feel like that is affecting me in ways I still can't quite recognize or name. It has been almost 4 years now and it feels like I am nowhere close to where I was; I'm almost as critical of myself as I was when I started this stupid journey.
I talked to my therapist about it this week, but it was only marginally helpful. I am curious how other women have managed this from a feminist viewpoint. I know how I "should" feel about myself, but what are some actionable things you have done to work on your feelings about yourself?
I still try to move my body in ways I enjoy, hydrate, balance nutrition with enjoying what I eat and including food as a source of pleasure without going overboard, getting enough rest. It just seems like I have hit a barrier I can't surmount mentally.