Sharma Burgess is openly discussing her struggles with body image.Photo:Greg Doherty/Getty
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Sharna Burgessis opening up about her struggles with body image. In a recent episode of her podcast,Old-ish, the 38-year-old shared her insecurities and how, at one point, she seriously considered gettingbreast implantsand liposuction.
“Over the years, the only reason I didn’t end up with a boob job in my 20s was because I saw someone get one that was muscular like me and it looked like a bodybuilder,” Burgess said on Wednesday’s episode.
TheDancing with the Starsalum, who hosts the podcast with her fiancé,Brian Austin Green, then revealed the profound influence her mother had on her due to the negative self-descriptions she often used.
“My mom is an incredible woman but I heard about her insecurities about her body or her shape my whole life because she’s always had very critical language about herself,” Burgess continued. “She’s always been very tough on herself about lots of things. And I say this with so much deep love but there was always something in a negative tone. I think that imprinted on me, having that negative language about my body.”
Burgess also touched on how the language her mother used influenced her decision to potentially get liposuction. She recalled her mother using a phrase like, “thunder thighs,” to describe having larger legs. Even though her mother never directed it at her, Burgess explained that she internalized that language and began discussing these issues with herself.
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“So at some point in my life I was like, ‘Oh, should I get liposuction so I can have the gap between my legs like other people have?' " she said. “My body isn’t built that way. And this is before social media. This was in a time when my mom was my representation of language about her body.”
Burgess — who shares parenting responsibilities for Green’s sons,Noah Shannon, 11,Bodhi Ransom, 9, andJourney River, 7, who are his children from his previous marriage toMegan Fox— emphasized the significance of maintaining a positive language environment around kids.
The “Dancing With The Stars” alum, who hosts the podcast with her finance, actor Brian Austin Green, continued, revealing the profound influence her mother had on her due to the negative self-descriptions she often used.Greg Doherty/Getty
“I think it’s really important for us to focus on in the home, not just for our kids but for ourselves, is the language we use in the mirror; the language we use around our kids about the way our bodies are changing and forming and shaping,” Burgess said. “Find something beautiful to change that language. Even while you’re internally working on accepting those things about your body.”
In addition to his sons with Fox, Green and Burgess share sonZane Walker, 14 months, and the formerBeverly Hills, 90210star also has a son,Kassius, 21, with ex-girlfriendVanessa Marcil.
Earlier this month, on another episode of theirpodcast,Green and Burgess talked about how they co-parent his three sons with Fox. Burgess recalled how shereached out to Fox via textto introduce herself and noted, “I think she really appreciated that starting out with openness.”
source: people.com
