October 04, 2015
How This Model Fought Body Dysmorphia and Found the Confidence to Pose Nude
Body dysmorphia affects people of all shapes, sizes, ages and professions. Emily Nolan, 29, is one of those people.
The model has admitted that her weight has fluctuated so much throughout her career, that she has worn 16 different sizes, all as a result of suffering from body dysmorphia and an eating disorder.
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Having recently posed nude for photographer Victoria Janashvili's body-positive coffee table book "Curves", a book dedicated to fuller-figured women, Nolan says that it wasn't an easy decision to make. In an essay for Mind Body Green, she admits her reluctance. "I hid these beautiful photos in a folder on my computer for months, primarily because I thought there was no way I’d share nude photos of myself, and online to boot! I finally decided to share them, though because it takes courage to share the truth."
Even when she was thinner, Nolan says that she never felt like she was the right size. "A lot of times, I felt like I was too big to be thin, or too thin to be plus size. I questioned where I fit in, never seeing women my size being celebrated for being healthy in the media."
But after feeling completely burnt out from trying to "fit into someone else's idea of what the perfect body looks like," the model vowed to finally love herself just the way she is. Her new-found body acceptance struck a cord with Victoria, who then asked Nolan to pose naked for a yoga-inspired pictorial.
What are your thoughts on these images of Nolan?
Source: Daily Mail
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Emily Nolan, NYC[/caption]
Having recently posed nude for photographer Victoria Janashvili's body-positive coffee table book "Curves", a book dedicated to fuller-figured women, Nolan says that it wasn't an easy decision to make. In an essay for Mind Body Green, she admits her reluctance. "I hid these beautiful photos in a folder on my computer for months, primarily because I thought there was no way I’d share nude photos of myself, and online to boot! I finally decided to share them, though because it takes courage to share the truth."
Even when she was thinner, Nolan says that she never felt like she was the right size. "A lot of times, I felt like I was too big to be thin, or too thin to be plus size. I questioned where I fit in, never seeing women my size being celebrated for being healthy in the media."
But after feeling completely burnt out from trying to "fit into someone else's idea of what the perfect body looks like," the model vowed to finally love herself just the way she is. Her new-found body acceptance struck a cord with Victoria, who then asked Nolan to pose naked for a yoga-inspired pictorial.
What are your thoughts on these images of Nolan?
Source: Daily Mail
Do you follow us on Instagram?
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