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Rita: Make peace with your body

- COMPILED BY NOMBUSO DLAMINI

we speak to a abanodynio­mwa, gliefeacto­iavcisht, ODAY etabile Simelane who is better known as ita. n her ʹͺ years of life, ita has suffered from depression which was sparked by her not feeling comfortabl­e in her body. She worked through all the selfdoubt and self-love deficiency to whereisshn­eowis nsototrwo,nwgheenroe­usghhe to help others. She will also include voices from her good

Tfriend in the industry, Sarah, who is in the mind, body and soul business, yoga to be exact. ecent studies in swomoreldp,artussotrf­atlhiae to be specific, have shown that a mere ʹͲ per cent of its women feel

confident and happy with their bodaielslo. woewdepvoe­ro,rasbmodayn­yimasaͺgͻe ptoerhcaev­net an impact on their life in negative swoacyiasl­aetntgimag­eesm, iennctlus,dŒionbgicnat­enrcveilel­iwngs ofirguotrh­eesrfoprla­Enssw. atltihnoi,uitgshewem­e hsapvoesns­iotbhle tshaamteww­oamy.e“nfiwn ethairseca­otuwntaryw­feitehl our body, we suffer a deep sense ofrfoamlie­onuartsieo­lvneasnadn­diostchoen­rnse,dzcstaioyns esoatuiln-gcepnstyrc­ehdoplosgy­ychspoethc­iearlaispt­y and odie ale from S . “his otothneanl­lhrealsata­ionnismhip­asct and areas of our lives.

“Body confiededl­eunscievce­ananbde difficult for many people because they are searching in all wShroenagd­pdlasc.tetehse,

“omen are dieting, ‘clean’ eating, or engaging in excessive exercise or plastic surgery,dz says ale. “owever, the search for body confidence is an inward Œourney, not an external one. t’s about having a good relationsh­ip between wmayinsdto­anbdesgoin­uly.dzouerrebao­rdeysloomv­e Œourney from our speaker today, ita.

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