The beautiful un-photoshopped body

[BainsBane]

After giving birth to her son Sequoia, Jade Beall posted photos of her post-birth body to show the world what a real mother's body looks like.

What happened next was remarkable.

The photo went viral, and something struck Jade: She realized mothers around the world so rarely see themselves reflected accurately in the media. She was flooded with thousands of messages from women telling their stories about their bodies, how they struggled with not fitting the norm of "beautiful," and how they felt her photo helped redefine beauty.

Jade photographed hundreds of mothers who used to feel "too saggy," "too wrinkly," and "too fat," but who now are being celebrated for who they are. Watch her video below to hear more.

The video at the link is a MUST SEE. The project is broader than post-pregnancy photos.

http://www.upworthy.com/this-photograph-sparked-mothers-to-show-us-what-their-post-baby-bodies-really-look-like?c=reccon1

[Tuesday Afternoon]

1. more beautiful than the SI cover, by far. absolutely gorgeous women. Love the black and white.

[Squinch]

2. That's fabulous!

[sheshe2]

3. Beautiful.

Thank you BainsBane.

[mokawanis]

4. Really powerful

Watching the video took me back to 30 years ago when my first daughter was born. Thank you, BainsBane.

[Lunacee_2013]

5. Rec.

The images in our media have gone way way too far. I can't stand to see women's fashion mags anymore because they are just so unrealistic. It's like they're trying to give teen girls and young women eating disorders.

I wouldn't be surprised if teen boys and young men are starting to feel the pressure too. Maybe then so many of them won't think "they're just pics, what harm could they do?".