WHETHER YOU’RE LOOKING at your first gray hair, another stray eyebrow (aka chin hair), early whispers of crow’s feet, or the new belly you’ve acquired, you might feel unprepared for your body to age. When the face looking back at you in the mirror becomes momentarily unrecognizable, there’s no doubt that you, as all things, are impermanent. That can lead to fear, make you feel exposed, and cause you to cling to the past.
Given our culture’s narrow ideals of beauty, youth, and desirability, it can feel as though the relationship with your body—your body image—will inevitably and naturally get worse with age. However, an authentically positive body image
