Body Comparison and Self Worth: What Are You Really Comparing?

Love the Body You Have: Begin to appreciate what and who you see in the mirror. · Aug 17, 2026 · 7m

Why do we compare our bodies to other people?

I’m not sure comparison is actually about the other person as much as we think it is.

In this episode, I’m exploring the idea that we may use someone else’s appearance to magnify insecurities we already have about ourselves. We notice someone’s body, or one particular part of their body, and within seconds we can create an entire story about what their life must be like and what our life would be like if only we looked more like them.

But how much of that story is actually about them?

Body comparison may tell us much more about how we see…