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self-acceptance

American  
[self-ak-sep-tuhns, -ik-] / ˌsɛlf ækˈsɛp təns, -ɪk- /

noun

  1. the act or state of accepting oneself, with all one's strengths and weaknesses.


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"I was particularly shocked by the recommendations for combating obesity, which did not mention the effect of MMS on adipose tissue but only affirmed self-acceptance combined with stigmatization of obesity," she says.

From Science Daily

Fans have spoken of how the film's empowering themes of self-acceptance, community, and fighting against inner "demons" resonated with them.

From BBC

In public settings, with friends and colleagues, she spoke easily about self-acceptance and loving yourself as you are.

From The Wall Street Journal

Discomfort with one’s body was increasingly reframed by clinicians and activists as a psychological flaw, and the desire for physical change treated with suspicion, as if it betrayed a lack of self-acceptance.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even saying “I want to be healthier,” or “I don’t like how I feel physically,” often led to a redirection toward “self-acceptance.”

From The Wall Street Journal