ベス・ロッデンさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ベス・ロッデンInstagram)「Representation matters. For years I was so ashamed of my body that I would turn down climbing partners and days in the woods because my stomach wasn't firm enough or my arms were too skinny. I would let the shape of my body dictate the joy I found in daily experiences because I didn't think I looked how a climber (let alone a professional one) should look. Last spring I was out climbing by myself. It was hot and my hands were sweaty, so I took off my shirt and climbed in a sports bra. Embarrassed, I glanced around to make sure no one saw me and my soft belly. I kept climbing because I only had two hours and climbing alone in the woods is heaven to me. To my surprise I had one of my favorite days ever, trying hard and getting to the top of things I didn't expect. As I was packing up, I looked at my belly rolls and started to realize the shape of my body wasn't actually the thing holding me back for all these years. It was really my inner critic, and how much self worth I attached to how I thought I should look. The extra weight and stretched out belly literally didn't make a difference if I could try hard or go climbing, they were just natural, human things. If I changed the detrimental dialogue I subscribed to, it lost its power and those things I was ashamed of became normal and loved. It seems so simple and easy, like a light bulb moment. But it's taken years and baby steps, like taking off my shirt alone in the woods, to slowly change my perspective. Yesterday I was out climbing in the same spot I was a year ago. I took off my shirt again and looked down at my stomach. I wasn't embarrassed this time, I was grateful instead. There's something so liberating in celebrating something I used to think of as my biggest flaw, realizing that transformation came from something I used to hide. I took a picture to remember it. I'm going to keep posting these pictures and stories, to normalize normal. In hopes that it frees others to finally feel at home in their bodies. It’s amazing what a little love can do. @outdoorresearch @metoliusclimbing @touchstoneclimbing @bluewaterropes @ospreypacks @skinourishment @clifbar @lasportivana #orambassador」2月13日 3時35分