(CW: eating disorders/body dysmorphia) How’s your first week of Taurus season going? The sun’s transit from Aries → Taurus is always so much for me. From all the fire and movement to slowing way down and grounding. To being still and patient and feeling the sturdiness of the earth beneath our feet. That’s the challenge, especially after all of the momentum of Aries. Take a beat. Honor the natural gifts of the earth and our bodies. Assess how we’ve been going and only move forward when we are sure of the next step. Make our decisions with the intention of building reciprocity with the world around us, versus extracting from our surroundings. This shirt says ‘sturdy girl’ and it’s from the LA-based brand Salt and Sorcery (https://saltandsorcery.shop). I wasn’t emotionally prepared for how I’d feel putting it on. I’ve experienced intense body dysmorphia for most of my life and recently begun treatment for an eating disorder. I also love lifting weights and building my strength. But eating more and being more mindful of my relationship with exercise is scary and intense. In fact, I started this page in part as an outlet for the healing work I’m doing with my body. To embrace my physical self, sexuality, and sensuality in a more radical and honest way than before. So I felt really uniquely empowered in these photos, like there’s a unique intersection between sturdiness and sexiness that I’m carving out all for myself. Thank you for being here! (Ps. That last photo was taken after I came like 6 times in a row. Hard to tell but I’m holding my absolute favorite new glass wand.)