Soon after finishing my discussions about body image with my regular Tuesday guest, Genevieve Milnes, last week, I found a fascinating article at News.com.au.
Titled, Models feel lonely, unhappy, it centred around a London study on models which has found that, Despite being icons of beauty, those in the glamorous profession felt less satisfied and more isolated than their peers working in ordinary office jobs.
It seems that while half the world wants to look like a model, feeling that this will somehow provide fulfilment, models themselves feel like clothes horses stripped of their autonomy and happiness by a lonely life strutting the catwalk.
Psychologist/Counsellor Genevieve Milnes M.App.Psych, MA (Couns), B.Ed, B.Div from the Belmont Counselling Clinic joined me again today during my morning radio programme on 98.5 Sonshine FM for the third part of our series about body image.
We had a number of callers ringing and emailing about their experiences today and we had quite a good discussion.
If you’d like to listen to the programme you can click here. If you want to make sure that you don’t miss the rest of the series you can go to Sonshine FM’s Audio On Demand service and subscribe to Genevieve’s weekly segment.
Posted by Rodney Olsen
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Great post, Rodney. I wrote on a similar topic today – it sort of relates. Bottom line is, we need to return to looking at a person from the inside out and nurturing them for who they are. No matter what you look like, if you are loved for your true self, you will have more joy than if you are loved for your appearance.
Hey Rodney, I’m coming in a few days late, but I’ve had a thought about models. Since society has realised what effect ‘skinny blonde models’ are having on young girls, it’s as if everyone is bent on telling girls that to be skinny and blonde is the new evil. Seems a pity if you happen to be like that naturally. In an effort to break the stereotype, we are hurting the people who fit it.