FRIDAY FAVORITES | Body Positivity Accounts | Kansas City Boudoir Photographer

Do a little shimmy ya’ll! It’s the freakin’ weekend!

I’m back with another Friday Favorites round up! This week I am focusing on some of my favorite accounts to follow on IG that promote body positivity. The content that we consume becomes our reality. I noticed a big shift in my mindset when I unfollowed the accounts that made me feel “less than” and started adding more accounts that promoted self love.

The more you fill your feed with positive influence that celebrates “normal” bodies, the more normal “normal” bodies feel and the more you start to accept your own. While these are certainly not the only body positivity accounts I love or recommend - I chose these 5 accounts because I feel they do a wonderful job of sharing the real and the raw.

BODY POSITIVITY ACCOUNTS TO FOLLOW ON THE ‘GRAM

(Click each image below to be directed to their IG account.)

Let me know what other self love accounts I need add to my feed! I am always looking to add more positivity in my life!

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