Name: Can you love your body — and still want to change it?
Uploaded: 2024-12-17T16:01:40Z
Duration: 9 min 4 s
Description: Gabriella Lascano rose to prominence as a plus-size influencer, advocating for respect at any size with her natural blend of confidence and self-love. She shares how a friend's death led to a candid reassessment of her own health and sparked a viral conversation about the complex intersection of body image, community and personal growth.

Gabriella Lascano rose to prominence as a plus-size influencer, advocating for respect at any size with her natural blend of confidence and self-love. She shares how a friend's death led to a candid reassessment of her own health and sparked a viral conversation about the complex intersection of body image, community and personal growth.

Can you love your body — and still want to change it?

Internet personality, body positivity pioneer

Loving one's body at any size does not rule out wanting positive change or pursuing better health. After losing a close friend and facing her own health struggles, an influencer sparked debate by urging honesty about the risks of obesity while still championing self-acceptance. She recounts backlash from parts of the body positivity movement that now view any weight loss as a betrayal. For her, true self-love means supporting body autonomy and fostering open, compassionate discussion over shame or rigid groupthink.