Alexis: "Some of my friends had babies around the same time, and I adored their bodies whether or not they looked the same as they did before having children or not. I loved their soft tummies and their new marks. I thought they were absolutely beautiful. I had set this unrealistic standard for myself, and myself only. It was really emotionally damaging. I was still comparing myself to the women I saw on T.V. when I was 10. The small box of women society deemed beautiful. Aft

Therapist Susie Orbach on body image, the commercialisation of happiness and her 'Endangered Species' campaign. From The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/video/2011/mar/14/susie-orbach-comment-is-free #video #susieorbach #pregnant #pregnancy #body #love #photography #endangeredspecies