I Learned to Love My Body But Not Myself

Photo by Caroline Hernandez

I used to look at almost every woman who passed by and think, “I want your body. You are so much prettier than me.”

I don’t wish for another body anymore. In fact, I would go as far as to say I like the one I have. And yet, I still do not feel at home within myself.

Ten years ago this month, I was hospitalized due to complications related to anorexia nervosa. Over the…