As the oldest daughter of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife Maria Shriver, you’d think Katherine Schwarzenegger would have a pretty healthy self-esteem. While that’s true of her now, when she was younger, she struggled with all-too-familiar body image issues.
“’Fourth grade was the first time I really became aware of my body, and really started to compare it to other girls’ bodies, and I think that is what really freaked me out,’ Schwarzenegger says. ‘I didn’t know how to deal with that, and I guess that’s why I kind of broke down.’” - Source: The Orange County Register
After Katherine worked through her struggles, she decided to write about them. Her book, Rock What You’ve Got: Secrets to Loving Your Inner and Outer Beauty, has just been published and she’s started a book tour. Her goal is to let girls know they’re not alone in struggling to adjust as their bodies develop.
Labels: self-esteem, body image
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