Writing an Apology Letter to My Butt

Learning to love my body is an on-going process. Healing takes various forms.

Hi Gorgeous Substack readers,

Yes, I’m writing about my butt again ( I did get one unsubscribe last week, tough to know if writing about my butt is why they unsubscribed, but if I can’t be honest about my butt here, WHERE CAN I? I should add, five more people subscribed - so I think that’s ultimately what I should pay attention to).

Above is a rare photo of my backside. I have nothing to be ashamed of, and yet for most of my life, I was ashamed. The body-hate culture hit me deeply from all sides. Especially, as an actress.

So this week, as an exercise, I wrote an apology/love letter to my behind.

In a time of Ozempic, I fear we will return to viewing bodies with harsher judgment. But, as many of you read in my last post I’m changing the narrative for myself again. Despite disease, aging, and cellulite, this body and butt have brought me a long, beautiful way.

This morning I woke up and thanked all of my body in the mirror aloud.

If plants grow better with the sound of voices, maybe we can too. So I’m sending my cells some good vibrations.

And as a special treat for my substack paid subscribers, here is my letter.

(a shorter version is available on my Instagram for others).