My Favorite Body-Positive Instagrammer Has A Few Wise Words For You About Bad Sides And Bikinis
Sarah Nicole Landry is one of the best body-positive women you can find on social media, and she never fails to serve up some spot-on advice for loving the skin you’re in.
Sarah shared two different posts in particular with some wise words about bad sides and bikinis that everyone needs to read, especially as we get closer to swim season.
In one of my favorite posts, Sarah said, “Let us lead our lives knowing we aren’t here to ornament the sides of pools and beaches.”
Instagram; pictured above is Sarah
“We aren’t meant to statue ourselves in one place for fear of a “bad side”. We’re here to live. We’re here to exist. To be. To enjoy.”
“When we do that, it’s all “good” sides. Pic 1: me posing, Pic 2: me playing with my son. Guess which one I’ll remember more?”
“That’s kinda what I mean. The memory bit. That’s the “good” side, the living side. That’s the one we ought to aim for.”
Here’s another bikini-themed post she shared that’s pretty powerful too, next.
Instagram; pictured above is the photo Sarah shared about bad sides
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“Two years ago this suit actually fit me well, but my mind wasn’t ready for it,” Sarah explained. “So it sat.”
“And sat. And sat. Back corner floor of my closet. I’d take it out and put it on, huff and hide it away again. How dare it make me feel that way.”
“But then this week I pulled it out and something hit different. I knew it would be tight. I knew it wouldn’t fit “just right” but it wasn’t about that anymore.”
“I put it on, and actually felt… good? Or at least, not bad? The suit had sat for two years. Yet nothing about it had changed.”
Instagram; pictured above is the bikini Sarah held onto for two years before wearing it
“It was never the suit. It never had that power.”
“But me? I changed. I sat for two years in feelings. I marinated in them. I grew from them.”
“So that now I could put it on, not huff, not do anything, but remember exactly who I am, and then carry on with my day. Heck, I even took pics. And I felt damn good in them.”
You can follow Sarah on Instagram here!
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