Author Maria Furlough used to obsess about her weight and outward appearance Her mother had done the same and she knew her daughter would repeat her behavior unless she taught her differently Furlough reminds listeners that charm is deceitful and beauty is vain and that the numbers on the scale don't have to define us That's why she's intentional now about modeling a healthy self-image in front of her daughter How She watches her tongue making sure she makes no disparaging remarks about herself her weight or her aging body She also reminds her daughter that she has value beyond
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