Love yourself. Be kind to yourself.

Meet Julie who is part of the IBTC community and an IBTC advocate who I came across on a facebook page for small chested girls. When I decided to do these blog diary entries I knew I had to ask her on and share her inspiration with you all.

Tell us a little bit about you?
I am a mom. My 3 daughters and one son are all adults now and living their best lives with their own homes and careers. 

I was widowed at age 36. I have been remarried for many years and raised my stepson from age 12-21, the 'fun' years.

I am an artist,  a writer, a teacher, and a nurse. 

I love animals,  hiking, swimming,  star gazing, and restoration of all sorts of antiques and vintage pieces.

What has your journey been like with your body?
My journey with my body has not been difficult, unlike many other women.  I looked as I expected to look.  I have always been comfortable in my own skin.

In my mind, small breasts, and tiny breasts are STILL BREASTS.  That's Always been my belief.  I never wanted to be big. I saw no need to be big. (For the record,  I consider mine small. They do fluctuate, daily, between various degrees of small,  and that's kind of cool in my opinion. )

I have had a few rare occurrences where people were insulting. I knew the issues lay inside of them not on the outside of me.

And in particular your bust size?

I have always been comfortable with my breast size,  except after a year into being widowed, but that had more to do with how absolutely skinny I had become while drowning in my grief and trying to raise my four children.  As I emerged from my 'widow fog', I had to take a long look at myself and I was frightened by the truly Skinny woman looking back at me. For a year, I was eating solely to survive. I was surviving solely for my children and my parents.

When one goes from 103lbs down into the 80s,  there is  No visible breast tissue left.  However, it was my overall appearance and the effects on my health that was concerning.

What advice and tips would you give to other people on a journey to be comfortable and confident in their bust size?
Love yourself.  Be kind to yourself.  Treat yourself as kindly as those you hold near and dear to your heart.

We can spend our time hating ourselves,  wasting away life, or we can be loving and nurturing of ourselves and others,  and make life   as much of a positive as possible.

What changes and positive things would you like to see happen for women?
I would love to see the 'competition' stop. Women need to uplift one another.  Be true support systems.