We're constantly told how we should look, and how we should move, and how we should be; in a "one size fits all" sort of way.
We're told that if we don't fit into that narrative, that we are doing it wrong. That we are unwell, and unfit, and less than who we actually are.
But we are more than the stories they tell us we are.
Our bodies are just like our stories.
They are ours.
And they are beautiful.
These are the two videos made for that event, one from Melissa, and one from Val, telling where they find their strength.