Belly

A piece on self-acceptance

ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
Modern Women
Published in
3 min readFeb 8

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Image by Fuu J on Unsplash

A year of comfort eating is showing in ways I do not like. The emotions that I have swallowed down are revealing themselves in the layers of softness I carry.

Some people think of these extra rolls as padding. Protection that I have created to soften the impact of the outside world, but the external judgements have nothing on the wounds I inflict on myself.

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ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
Modern Women

Writing on the female experience, race, motherhood & self-development. Columnist at The Green Parent magazine. Follow me on IG @adeola_moonsong.