Hayley McLean is a Devon mum of 3 children and author of the multi-award-winning blog, Sparkles & Stretchmarks. Hayley blogs about life as a home-schooling mum, gender stereotypes within society, as well as sharing open, honest and realistic accounts of her own lived mental health and life experiences.
Hayley is a huge advocate for the #BodyPositive movement and regularly writes about her experience, whilst also encouraging others to love and accept themselves. Hayley also talks to a lot of groups, charities and social media channels about her experience with Body Positivity.
This podcast is a recording of her talk at a Recovery Devon’s Phoenix Night. Hayley spoke to us about her lived experiences of body shaming and societal beauty standards, her journey toward body acceptance and shame-free living, and the Body Positivity movement itself as well as how we can all start to accept, respect and embrace the skin we live in.