Human 5: My Eye Was Drawn....

5/24/2018

"It wasn't hard to figure out what to write because the first thing I saw when I viewed my picture was my belly. I acknowledged it was a great picture of me ( I usually hate all my pictures), but my eye was instantly drawn to my stomach. I showed this picture to ten people, including my son who all thought it was a fabulous picture. No one could see what I saw, that nagging critical eye. I was pudgy all my life except when I was practically anorexic in HS and now ( for the past 7-8 yrs). I am actually the healthy weight I was in HS, but I will always see "Gail the whale", as I was called in grade school. This other image of me is so ingrained, so unhealthy, that I stand by my sign: "I want NOT to care so much". I still do, but I hope for a day when I do not."

Gail S. Kotel
Therapeutic Pilates

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Peter Andrew Danzig
Body Aesthetic is an inititative produced by Theatrical Trainer. Body Aesthetic is Philadelphia's first city-wide art narrative exploring body image, dysmorphia and wellness through expressive arts.

Body Aesthetic is a brand-new initiative produced by Theatrical Trainer. Body Aesthetic is Philadelphia’s first city-wide art narrative exploring body image, dysmorphia and aches to wellneough expressive arts.