This is a Woman

Working towards whole self-love. You are beautiful. Yes. You. zebrabelly.com Embracing the mama body since 2006. The Shape of a Mother.com

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#stretchmarksarepoetry “Stretch marks are the poetry our skin writes when it has something important and beautiful to say.” Welcome, new Instagram followers! So happy to have you here. ❤️❤️❤️ Give a 👋🏼 if you see the poetry your body has written into your skin! #shapeofamother #theshapeofamother #bodylove #postpartum #postpartumbody #postpartumbeauty #loveyourself #selfesteem #bodyposi #bodypositivity #bodypositivemovement #bodypositive #motherhood #momlife #mombod #feminism #personalgrowth #beauty #perfectasyouare #imperfectisthenewperfect #allbodiesaregoodbodies #stretchmarks #loveyourbody #loveyourself #fatacceptance #feminist #postpartumbodypositivity #postpartumbodypositive #mompower #redefiningsupermom https://www.instagram.com/p/BvFHaEeg13w/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fohgbt8a6rmi

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Guess what‽ I’m all graduated! Check the shapeofamother.com for a brief overview of what’s coming this year and I’ll be back soon with more info! So excited to bring you all more content and more experiences to grow from! You are beautiful just as you are! ❤️ #shapeofamother #theshapeofamother #postpartum #postpartumbody #postpartumbeauty #stretchmarks #mombod #bodyimage #positivebodyimage #bodyposi #selflove #loveyourself #selfesteem #motherhood https://www.instagram.com/p/BsL5mo-HmN2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ihvgozzg76pl

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VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE https://www.instagram.com/p/BpBPvPjF_z_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8v8hqwtes2re

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Checking in, friends. How are you doing this week? How are you taking care if you? How are you still needing support? #ibelieveher #ibelievesurvivors #shapeofamother #theshapeofamother #feminism #smashthepatriarchy https://www.instagram.com/p/BoSgzs5F_3M/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=886uyduakvp

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TW: sexual violence. This week has most certainly been difficult for survivors of sexual violence. Not only the story of one attempted rape, repeated everywhere all week, but the continued acknowledgement that women are ignored, called liars, while men are not held accountable. I want you to know that I believe you. You don't have to prove anything to me. I believe you. #sexualviolencesurvivors #ibelieveyou #feminism #shapeofamother https://www.instagram.com/p/BoClZDQlOa4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=y2jz7t963qv

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I just discovered inspirobot.me that will make rando inspirational posters and I thought some of you might relate 😂 #shapeofamother #theshapeofamother #pregnancy #postpartum #bodyposi #positivebodyimage #loveyourself #humor #momhumor #mombod #momlife #inspirobot

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Read this book if you haven't yet. Really. It's just utterly amazing. Trigger warning for maybe everything though. #amandalovelace #thewitchdoesntburninthisone #feminism

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I am working tonight on my future book (which is about living with my mother and her hoarding and mental illnesses and has very little to do with SOAM) and this is ringing painfully true. I wanted to share it with you all even though it's mostly unrelated because I kept my mother's secrets for too long. Don't keep secrets, they make you sick. Take back your life and tell it to anyone you need to. Once someone involves you in their shit, it becomes your story and YOU own that. Love to you all. ❤️ #adultchildofahoarder #mentalillness #writing #memoirs #annelamott #shapeofamother

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Today marks TWELVE! years since I sat down and opened up #shapeofamother while my big kid napped and my baby nursed. I can't believe how time has flown! The internet, the world in fact, is a wildly different place than it was 12 years ago. We have made some leaps forward in terms of body positivity, and taken steps back in some ways. We still have so much work to do. I am slowly but surely working on moving to the next stage of SOAM's work in the world. Today I make a soft presentation of our new logo, created with love by @secretagentjo In the next few weeks we will be updating the website with the logo and getting a shop for SOAM merchandise up and running. Our other summer project is to get our first issue of our zine published! We will also be having more community events and discussion groups so if you are in SoCal spread the word and keep your eye open for events in your area! I can't wait to see what this next year brings for SOAM! If you haven't shared your story with us yet, consider doing so at theshapeofamother.com/participate and in the mean time tell everyone you know to follow this account! One more thing: I'm going to try to be live on Facebook and IG later this evening so tune in with us!

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New post up at theshapeofamother.com #shapeofamother #theshapeofamother #bodypositivity #postpartum #postpartumbody #mombod #motherhood #allbodiesaregoodbodies

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No makeup day. I am intrigued by all the shapes in the skin on my face. Sometimes they frustrate me. Sometimes I love them. But always they are me and they tell my story. Show me your beautiful face today just as you are in this moment. Makeup or not, it doesn't matter. Just you. 😍 #theshapeofamother #shapeofamother #bodyposi #bodypositivity #selfesteem #nomakeup #perfectasiam #imperfectisthenewperfect

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"This is my body. Deal with it." 😍✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼 #shapeofamother #theshapeofamother #postpartum #postpartumbody #postpartumbelly #postpartumbeauty #allbodiesaregoodbodies #motherhood #mombod #bodyimage #bodypositivity #bodyposi

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With 100% of precincts reporting the total of registered voters was only 24%. How disappointing. I know that sometimes it feels like our voices are irrelevant in this great mass of people, but imagine if everyone voted? What would the votes say then? Please. PLEASE get out there and vote this November. Tell everyone you know how important it is. Democracy only works if we all speak. Let's change this country, and the world, for the better. ❤️🇺🇸

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A reminder to all my Californian followers to get out there and vote today! The primaries are especially important because fewer people vote so your vote counts for more. So get out there and make our suffragist foremothers proud ❤️🇺🇸#vote #shapeofamother #feminist

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Yesterday we had our first viewing of the short film #fiftynudewomen and followed that by a #bodypositivity talk. It was a beautiful afternoon with snacks, laughter, insights, and connection. I will be doing more of these starting very soon. Stay tuned for how you can book one for your friends! #shapeofamother #theshapeofamother #bodyposi #allbodiesaregoodbodies #motherhood #postpartum #postpartumbody

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Me and my friend @sofiadefne are here working on a project for #shapeofamother I'm having my first small party showing of a rad film called #fiftynudewomen followed by a #bodyposi discussion. We are putting together a workbook/info #zine for the showing. If it goes well, I will start doing the showings regularly. Would you book one? #theshapeofamother #bodypositivity #bodyimage #selfesteem #zinemaking #allbodiesaregoodbodies #allbodiesaregoodbodieszine #motherhood #postpartum

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#2017bestnine Happy New Year, my beautiful followers. May 2018 be less shite than 2017! 🍻 I'll be working on some good SOAM stuff for the upcoming year, keep checking in and consider submitting a story! #shapeofamother #theshapeofamother #postpartum #motherhood #postpartumbody #postpartumbeauty #stretchmarks #newyearnewyou #perfectasyouare #bodypositivity #bodypositive