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Suz Gillies-Smith
@suzgilliessmith

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Breastfeeding and Shame 📌TW sexual abuse, religion - I was raised with shame about my body, especially my breasts. From the time I was in middle school, family members told me I was a slut and I was sinful for having large breasts. That I was “tempting priests” with my body and I had to “cover up” for God. I never understood it. Didn’t God make my body? Didn’t priests know that? Why do priests get tempted by children? Then I grew up and I learned more. Then I had a child. And I finally felt like God did indeed make me in Her image. And that in feeding my child with my body was an act of The Divine. Breastfeeding has been devastatingly hard at times. But it has also been outstandingly healing. Of wounds I didn’t even know I had. Of religious trauma. Of body shaming. Of slut shaming. Of sexual assault. Of childhood sexual abuse. Of family judgment. And of self inflicted injury because of all of the above. My big fat boobies may cause others discomfort, but I no longer give a shit. My body created and nourished life. Big fat boobies and all. #breastfeedingmonth #plussizebreastfeeding #breastfeeding #normalizebreastfeeding #breastfeedingmama #humanmilkforhumanbabies #humanmilk #breastmilk #breastmilksaveslives #milkymama #boobhive #nicu #nicumom #bodyacceptance #bodyliberation #plussizemom #bodyimagehealing #bodyshaming #modesty #deconstructingfaith #romancatholic