the beautiful body book

i recently read about this book/kickstarter project, and it has been on my mind ever since.  there is so much pressure on women to look a certain way, and we are expected to return to that ideal after pregnancy and childbirth.  and while some people have the genes to look amazing in a bikini right after giving birth, most of us don't.
i love that jade beall was brave and bold enough to photograph herself and others in their perfectly imperfect post-pregnancy bodies.  bravo, ms. beall!