エリー・ゴンサルヴェスのインスタグラム(ellie_gonsalves) - 2月27日 15時56分

Swipe left; Let’s talk about #stretchmarks..
When I was a kid I had a growth spurt, height wise and boobs wise 😝 this inevitably lead to having stretch marks & for most of my adult life I’ve hated them, always tried whatever I could do to make them go away. I‘d always get so worried about them on a shoot & worked so hard to come to set looking fit with good skin, good hair but always felt like they let me down somehow. Sometimes they showed up clearly & other times not at all but I lived in this constant fear of them coming back or getting worse.
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve slowly realised I’ve been stuck in such a destructive cycle that’s stopped me from being GRATEFUL of my body for what it is & focusing on the good things. I’ve always lead my life by having immense amounts of gratitude for everything so why was I not having it for my body?

I use to see posts like this & thought, ‘holy shit that’s brave, I could never post something like this’. But now I make a conscious effort not to put myself down about things I simply cannot control, I put my energy into accepting it for what it is & working on it instead of putting it under a microscope. I also wanted to post this because I get asked if I have stretch marks a lot by women & I want to be real with you.. & we stand up for people who we see being bullied but what we don’t stand up enough for is when WE are bullying ourselves.
Now I can accept they’re always gonna be there (like many other things) & that’s fine with me. I’ve come to realise mostly every man & woman has them (physical AND mental scars) in one way or any other so why do I care SO much about something so small?
In no way am I saying this is the end of the world or my insecurities are worth more or worse than anyone else’s here (I’m just sayin, I have them, they’re there), but our brains are wired to hone in on what we deem OUR imperfections rather than the things we love about ourselves & that’s a habit WE ARE in control of.
So be kinder to yourself & I know it’s hard but working to accept those those little things make a huge difference in your mental health ❤️ do you have them too? How does a post like this make you feel?

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