The Natalie Trusdale Blog: self-esteem building articles for your growth

Have you ever found yourself thinking, “I thought I’d feel different by now”? Maybe you overhauled your routine. Got on top of things for a while. Lost weight, or finally started exercising consistently. Landed the job, finished the project, sorted the thing you’d been putting off for months. For a while, it felt good. The […]

Have you ever found yourself thinking, “I’ll feel good enough when…”? I’ll feel good enough when they like me, better when I lose weight, more confident when I’ve sorted myself out and will finally like myself when things are different. Most women have some version of this thought. It might not always sound exactly the […]

Sometimes its hard to know whats having the biggest impact! How you feel about your body, your self-esteem or your ADHD traits. And that’s exactly what I want us to think about, starting with when your negative body thoughts taking the lead… Have you ever been getting dressed and felt your mood shift before the […]

Social media has become such a normal part of everyday life that we rarely stop to question what it’s doing to us. Whether it’s the first thing you check in the morning, something you scroll through on a break at work, or what you reach for in the evening when you’re tired and switching off, […]

If you’re struggling with your body image, Valentine’s Day doesn’t always land like a celebration. Instead of feeling romantic and sweet, for a lot of women, Valentine’s can make body image struggles feel louder, because it brings questions about love, worth, and feeling chosen to the surface. Valentine’s, if we are honest, doesn’t feel like […]

Body confidence is often treated like a finish line you reach once you finally like your reflection. You tell yourself, If I lose this weight… if I tone up… if I fix this one area… then I’ll feel confident. So you set a goal, change something about your appearance, wait for the confidence to show […]

It’s hard to feel confident in your body when you’re constantly thinking ‘I hate my body’, tugging at your jeans, wishing you looked different and felt more confident. The waistband feels tighter than yesterday. Maybe you send a quick message in the group chat: Ugh, I hate my body today. Someone replies with the same, […]

You pull on the same jeans you wore last week. Same body. Same mirror. Different day. Suddenly they feel wrong, too tight, too loud, too much. The thought flashes: Did I change overnight, or did my mood change the way I’m seeing myself? If you’ve caught yourself feeling bigger with no obvious reason, you’re not […]

You’re out with friends, enjoying yourself, laughing about life, when the conversation takes a turn you didn’t see coming, as body shame and body image triggers surface. Someone sighs and says, ‘I hate my arms.’ Another chimes in, ‘I can’t wear anything sleeveless anymore.’ Before long, the whole table seems to join in, swapping body […]

Body confidence isn’t about your body. Really. That might sound strange, especially when we’ve been taught the opposite since we were kids. Think about it: how often do you find yourself standing in front of the mirror, tugging at your clothes, checking every angle, and wondering if your body is the problem? Maybe it’s a […]