Body Image is exactly that…an image. It’s the picture you have in your head of what you look like. Your body image is created from a bunch of different things, including the feelings connected to the picture you have of yourself in your head. Your body image is based on things like what you know from school about health and nutrition, how your grandma looks, how your friends and family talk about bodies and all of the images you see on TV, movies, videos and magazines.

The most confusing thing about the images and messages we get about bodies is that they are so mixed-up and even contradictory. It’s hard to figure out what’s right and what’s not. Learning about what is a healthy body image can help!