It isn't a new subject that women experience body shaming, self esteem problems, and battle to be successful in the work place. For years society has told women to be a certain way, look, act, and behave in an expected way.

What breaks my heart even more is the ways in which this has tried to be redeemed and has somehow still failed.

I'm all about women empowerment - but I'm more about individual self worth. Here is why I think they're different:

Empowering women to be themselves, is a great cause. I do think that the subject can become generic, it can lose sight of the underlying expectations that a women can't just get out of their mind. Telling the general group of "women," that it doesn't matter what you look like or what you wear, still has an effect where they are in comparison with those around them.

Developing individual self-worth is telling the girl that thinks she's fat, that she isn't. It's telling someone that they are succeeding at their current job, and uplifting them exactly where they're at. It's looking at an outfit and affirming that it is unique to that person, and they should feel confident.

I know these topics may not sound incredibly different from one another, so let me elaborate on my issue.

There is a new-er social media campaign going around called "BoPo," in normal english words this is known as "Body Positivity." I am ALL FOR being positive about your body, 100%, love it for all that it is. The people that are leading this campaign (and I say leading, as in, thousands of social media followers), have struggled with eating disorders, depression, etc. They are amazing, strong, beautiful women who have conquered terrifying life problems and been able to move on. I am not speaking against that.

What I hate to see, is that in order to be a social-media-leader for this body positive movement, they are posting pictures of themselves in bras and underwear, lingerie, bathing suits, etc. Sure sometimes there is a picture with an adorable sundress, but typically we're still viewing a half-naked female form, if not completed naked.

They also occasionally have poses where they say "hey this is how your body falls when you sit down," but there are also the sexualized poses that society has told us to do! I am so sad that in order to promote or encourage positive body-worth, these women still feel they have to be sexualized.

I don't think you need that. I don't think a girl feeling bad about herself, scrolling through instagram, will suddenly feel better by seeing a half naked women on instagram who promotes some confidence. I know that's a pretty rash opinion, but I also believe in some form of modesty. Let me tell you, I am not the most modest person, with my own giant chest, and I enjoy my bathing suits in the summer. However, there is something even more confident about knowing that you can encourage others without having to take your clothes off.

I'm just so sad that this is the stigma being presented through a campaign that is literally supposed to be doing the opposite, and promoting a positive view and mindset.

I hope the world starts re-thinking the way we love and encourage other women. I hope women start realizing their self-worth exists no matter what you're wearing or who you're around. You will always have worth, and no one needs to tell you otherwise. If you're a woman or around one today, tell her she's beautiful, tell yourself your beautiful. I don't care if you haven't showered today either, we all need the affirmation, so give it to yourself!

Rant over.

**P.S. The cover photo is my Best Friend rooting for me while I ran the worst Half-Marathon that ever existed. Thanks S, for always being amazing**