5 ways to boost your confidence and find self-love, according to a coach As we continue to experience societal pressures telling us to look a certain way, be a certain weight, have ‘pilate arms’, use filters, and the list goes on… women can find themselves lacking confidence in who they are.
Adebayo, who struggled with body confidence when she was younger due to seeking external validation from others, told PA the first step to feel confident was realising how powerful her body was.
To build inner confidence, Adebayo would look in the mirror in her underwear, hold different parts of her body and appreciate it.
What Adebayo calls “body neutrality” means instead of linking our physical appearance to our self-worth, we can show gratitude and appreciation for our body’s abilities and functions.
“Everybody’s body is different and there’s no such thing as a perfect body,” Adebayo says.
