#BioOilPartner Like a lot of us here, I have a very complicated and layered history of body image issues.

I started actively working on healing a few years ago, and I can honestly say with every bone in my body, that I finally feel like I am coming out on the other side of it.

It’s been a really long time since I’ve been able to look at my body in the mirror, let alone do things like moisturize my skin, without being sent back to a really dark place. I started getting stretch marks in middle school, and now, 20 years later, I am just now embracing those marks.

If I could go back and do it again, I would:
Wear the tank tops that displayed the stretch marks on my arms.
Wear the swimsuits and shorts that showed the bright red signs of growth on my inner thighs.
Not let what my body looked like define my life, or dictate my joy.