Q WHY DO YOU FEEL MORE confident NOW?

(readers were asked to select all statements that applied)

‘I’M OLDER NOW AND MY SELF-IMAGE HAS IMPROVED WITH AGE’ 65% ‘My body has changed and I think I look better now’ 58% ‘I hear more public figures with different body types talking about body positivity’ 20% ‘I see more women with different body types represented in movies, TV, magazines and more’ 17% Another reason 10% Surprised? It makes sense when you think about it – the more years you have, the longer you’ve had to realise how brilliant your body is. ‘Younger people often see their physical selves in terms of appearance. But once they have babies or face illness or stressful life changes, they see what their bodies can do for them,’ says Dr Joanna Silver, psychologist at London’s Nightingale hospital.