"If this wellness habit made no change to my appearance or longevity, would I still want to do it?"
Embracing body positivity and wellness lifestyle can have numerous benefits, including:
Most wellness content (cold plunges, 5 AM workouts, 10k steps, fasting) assumes a level of physical and financial privilege that ignores chronic illness, disability, and neurodivergence. True body positivity includes the body that is bed-bound, the body that uses a feeding tube, and the body that cannot tolerate exercise. The wellness lifestyle often leaves these bodies behind, labeling them "unmotivated" rather than structurally unsupported.
