You avoid mirrors. You monitor your body constantly. You can't remember a time when you looked at yourself without disgust. This isn't vanity. This is vigilance. And it's not your fault. If you hate your body, it's not because you're shallow or haven't tried hard enough to love yourself. It's because somewhere along the way, your body became unsafe-through what was done to it, what was said about it, or what it failed to protect you from. This book won't tell you to love your body. It won't offer affirmations that feel like lies. It won't suggest you're beautiful just the way you are when those words have never landed. Instead, this book will help you understand: Where the hatred actually came from (it's not about your body) Why self-love advice feels impossible when body hatred is trauma-based What your body became instead of home (evidence, punishment, betrayer, visibility) Why the control never works and what it's really costing you What healing actually looks like (hint: it's not what Instagram promises) How to stop being at war with yourself without forcing love The goal isn't to love your body. The goal is to stop letting the hatred consume your entire life. Written for anyone who's been told to accept their body but can't, this book offers understanding instead of inspiration, validation instead of platitudes, and a path toward peace that doesn't require you to feel anything you don't. Your body isn't the problem. What happened to it is. You're not broken. Your hatred makes sense. And understanding why is the first step to something different.