Mädchen Amick Instagram – I give you an #unretouched #unfiltered 51 year old woman — who took advantage of some good light. As you know I talk alot about #mentalhealth and one of the big categories is #bodyimage 💚 We usually associate that with our figures, but it also includes the taboo of aging. I’ve finally accepted the lines on my forehead. I’ve never really had a problem with lines around the rest of my face in general — but the bags under my eyes… well, we still have a lot of work to do on our relationship (although they’re much better when I keep my nutrition clean — #motivation) It’s funny, as a young girl, I would watch the beautiful women in my family pick themselves apart by complaining about some of the genes in our heritage — bags under our eyes, drooping jowls, a thicker figure than what they wished for, etc. — and I never saw what they were talking about. All I saw were beautiful women with strong features. I now realize what was happening… they were comparing themselves to their youthful looks. You see, that wasn’t my perspective of them. So I’m going to be careful not to do that to myself. Even though in this industry we’re forced to constantly look at ourselves under a microscope, I’m going to embrace the transitions in my life. Celebrate the changes …and not apologize!