Poetry and Quotes

One of the primary keys to transforming negative body image is changing the way you speak about your body.  A tool for supporting this change is to read and reread poems and quotes that speak the language of body acceptance - making these words a mantra that eventually becomes as natural for you to speak as your negative body talk is to you now.

For this reason, I've included poems and quotes that will get you started on rethinking the way you speak about your body.  You may start to write about your own journey to body acceptance and celebration.  If you would like to share your own words or any you have found, please email them to me at Info@CelebrateYourBody.com

Note:  I will also include poems and quotes that speak about the underlying meanings of why we hold onto negative body image.  These words are meant to inspire you to find the courage to embrace the process of change.

Share these words with others and please remember to give credit to the authors.


“We cannot change anything unless we accept it.  Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.”  - Carl Jung


Articles and Lists

Health At Every Size (HAES) Principles
  • Health Enhancement - attention to emotional, physical and spiritual well being, without focus on weight loss or achieving a specific "ideal weight".
  • Size and self-acceptance - respect and appreciation for the wonderful diversity of body shapes and sizes (including one's own!), rather than the pursuit of an idealized weight or shape.
  • The pleasure of eating well - eating based on internal cues of hunger, satiety, and appetite, and individual nutritional needs rather than on external food plans or diets.
  • The joy of movement - encouraging all physical activities for the associated pleasure and health benefits, rather than following a specific routine of regimented exercise for the primary purpose of weight loss.
  • An end to weight bias - recognition that body shape, size and/or weight are not evidence of any particular way of eating, level of physical activity, personality, psychological issue or moral character; confirmation that there is beauty and worth in EVERY body. 
Written and Developed by ASDAH (Association for Size Diversity and Health), the San Francisco Bay Area HAES Think Tank and many other inspiring professionals!

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