1:13 All about Mel Parrish

1:42 Mel Parrish has been a plus-size model for many years and it has been a journey of acceptance and self-love.

2:29 We all come through childhood with gaps, scars, and experiences that have resulted in trauma.

3:10 Parenthood is a chance to reparent ourselves.

4:10 Parenting is a lens so beautifully to heal everything, specifically women’s bodies whether they’re pregnant or not.

4:56 How do you come to peace with your body?

5:24 There is so much negative programming around size.

5:34 The journey includes what are the helpful thoughts and what are the unhelpful thoughts.

6:38 It’s a process of exploration and self-healing.

7:07 It’s figuring out self-care and self-harm when it comes to intentional weight loss.

7:17 Your body is your body, it may never look like someone else’s body.

9:06 A lot of people project hate and their negative experiences to other people’s figures.

10:15 An important component of body positivity is body autonomy.

14:05 What is Mel working on right now?

18:21 The journey to healing your image is to catch yourself what other people are thinking about your body and what other people are thinking about your value as a person.

19:18 Identify those, try to work on those wounds, heal them and get to a place where you want to see yourself in relation to how you want to feel.

19:41 Identify what’s going on in your head right now, and how we heal it.

19:56 It’s someone else’s voice, and it has nothing to do with you.

About the Guest:

Mel Parrish is a model, influencer, and mother of three girls. She and her husband live in Purcellville, VA with their girls, dog, and chickens.

Connect with Mel on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/melparrishplus/