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Susan Kuenzi's avatar

Great job on this article. Thanks for these encouraging reminders.

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Grace Leuenberger's avatar

Thank you, Susan! So appreciate you taking the time to read and encourage me through your comment.

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Allison East's avatar

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Sarah Nicholson's avatar

Amen amen amen.

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Charlotte Meyers's avatar

Woooo, I needed this!

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Grace Leuenberger's avatar

I’m glad it found you! Thanks for reading ♥️

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Amanda Lawrence's avatar

"Step off the treadmill of striving for smallness"—WHEW, Grace, this whole article is so good!!! Thanks for this beautiful reminder.

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Grace Leuenberger's avatar

Amanda! Thank you so much for reading and for your comment. I’m so glad it found you.

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Jenna Mindel's avatar

YESSSSSS. I am so so exhausted by how our culture is obsessed with appearance, esp in light of Ozempic.

I am so grateful you took the time to articulate this, and how you noted how food can gloriously hem us together. beautifulllll!

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Grace Leuenberger's avatar

Jenna! I so appreciate this comment. Thank you for taking the time to articulate your exhaustion and hope for a better way forward.

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Mariah W.'s avatar

So good.

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Grace Leuenberger's avatar

Thank you for reading, Mariah!

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Katie Mannina Rude's avatar

I loved every word of this! Thank you for sharing this, Grace :)

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Grace Leuenberger's avatar

Thanks for reading, KM! Glad you liked this one 😌

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Kateland Vernon's avatar

“They say nothing tastes as good as skinny feels, but they must’ve never had burrata with a drizzle of olive oil over a plate of salted heirloom tomatoes.”

Preach! I love this piece and the freedom I felt while reading it.

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Grace Leuenberger's avatar

So glad to hear that you felt freedom while reading this piece!

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Josh Roberts's avatar

GRACE! Let’s go.

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Grace Leuenberger's avatar

Haha thanks Josh. I was all fired up this morning and this kind of just spilled out!

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kati lynn's avatar

Reading this as I actively fight the urge to look at my wedding photos and wish my arms were a little thinner. Thank you, Grace. <3

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