Show Notes
Comparison itself isn't the problem. It's that you're comparing yourself to something fake and not even realizing it. Ryann, Brooke, and Joyce get into how social media reshapes your body image, why the algorithm isn't showing you what you love but what you can't look away from, and how the whole machine is built to convince you something is wrong so there's always something to sell you. They get into everything that gets left out of the picture: the influencer on peptides selling you an eight-week plan, the spotless-house mom who has a nanny and a cleaner, the pro athlete whose full-time job is training six hours a day. Plus why nobody normalizes the normal anymore, how curating your feed protects your peace, why even the people posting the content are performing a version of themselves, and a real reminder that your body has nothing to do with your worth. Black Iron Nutrition Book a Free Discovery Call Free Macro Calculator Free Downloads Black Iron Blog
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