Stop Believing in Fantasy Bodies

Emi Howe

We’ve got a problem, and there’s a good chance you don’t know about it. The problem is, we live in a world of fantasy bodies and we try to reconcile our own with it. It doesn’t work and it creates more problems, our health and wellbeing suffers, as well as our own personal potential and quality of life. Author of The Body Hoax, Emi Howe, explains that it’s time for a new level of underestanding around our bodies and health. Chester-based Emi Howe, the creator of body image awareness business BodEquality, will share her personal story of how illness changed her relationship with her body. Author of “The Body Hoax”. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Emi Howe