Behind the microphone The social lifea podcast hosted by Karl Hardy and Camille DS, Marie Soleil Dion engaged in a frank and sensitive interview regarding her relationship with her physical appearance.
The occasion was well chosen, as a campaign for which the actress is spokesperson, To be beyond appearancean initiative of the ÉquiLibre Group, is in full swing.
This awareness week, which replaces the No makeup day, invites us to question, without judgment, the importance given to appearance in everyday life. It’s an initiative that comes to life throughout the week, from June 10 to 14.
After addressing the cause and Marie Soleil’s involvement in the movement, Karl questioned his guest about her relationship with her body today, at the dawn of her forties. The mother responded with great transparency regarding her findings: “ I think it’s super cool to be 40 years old. I find myself cooler at 40 than at 20. But physically, aesthetically, it will all become more and more difficult “. We salute the intervention of the interviewee, who, with nuanced remarks, was able to address her personal process of body acceptance without the hypocrisy that we often find around these discussions.
The conversation drifted towards women’s conditions and the injustices women face. Marie Soleil raised a point that is very close to her heart:
“ Girls, we pay all the time. It’s the first menstruation, it’s cramps, it’s unwanted pregnancies, it’s abortions, it’s miscarriages, it’s childbirth, it’s breastfeeding, it’s is the tearing, it is endometriosis. There is no break, ever. At one point, it’s perimenopause for ten years. Then after that, it’s menopause. Then after that, society tells you that you no longer exist because you are too old. I’m heading towards this other stage. I got through the first bit of first period, pregnancy, all that. I’m heading towards perimenopause eventually. »
After the three participants in the discussion touched on self-love after a separation, in particular, the co-host said: “ It’s okay to not love yourself the same all the time, every day. There are days you’re going to wake up and you’re not going to love yourself and other days you’re going to love yourself ”, to which the two women replied that, in this, hormones also had something to do with it. The hot topic came rushing back.
“ There’s a documentary that came out recently about PMS and menstruation and all that. [Voyez de quel documentaire il s’agit ici.] It’s true that maybe we weren’t educated enough. The female subject is less interesting for medicine […] You go to the bathroom with your bag. We are taught that, but we are not taught what it is. »
We don’t know anything. But I find that in relation to the hormonal cycle, perhaps there would be a way to have a beautiful relationship with this matter and to see it in a more meditative way. Or to have a report on yourself every month. Perhaps there is a way to twist this so that it is a great experience.
“ When I saw Catherine Ethier talk about the fact that there really aren’t any studies on the female sex. As for female illnesses, there are none. That really shocks me! I tell myself that it’s not true, it can’t be. […] For example, endometriosis, which is a disease that affects many women around the world, which has been very little researched, which is starting to be diagnosed. This is the trivialization of women’s pain. There is a super interesting book called: “It’s in your head” by Valérie Bidégaré. It’s really about the trivialization of women’s pain, even in the medical camp. A woman will go to see a doctor 2-4 times to say that she has a stomach ache. The doctor will say it’s normal. She’s been 3 months since I just saw her, I’m really in pain. Or it’s been 5 years, or it’s been 6 years, and she ends up being diagnosed with endometriosis. She could have spent those 5 years not suffering. Or girls who have clots or cysts that are going to burst. Everyone takes it lightly and trivializes the pain, because it’s normal for a woman to have a stomach ache. That’s a lot of work to do. Stop trivializing women’s pain, and believe women. »
Marie-Soleil Dion, through her personal observations, sent an important message and we applaud that she did it with skill in the healthy and caring space of the podcast The social life. Yes, yes, yes and yes again.
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