By Margarita Tartakovsky, MS

For many of us the image we see in the mirror doesn’t line up with the image we want to see. And that’s when our inner critic starts chirping. But you don’t need to change your physical appearance to feel better about yourself. Everyone deserves to appreciate and love their bodies and themselves – just as they are, at any size, shape or weight. Here are six ways to boost your body image right now.

Margarita Tartakovsky, MS, is an associate editor at Psych Central and authors the body image blog Weightless. She writes about everything from anxiety and ADHD to creativity and couples to mindfulness and stress. You can learn more about her work at her website.