{"id":58925,"date":"2021-12-06T12:47:50","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T12:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=58925"},"modified":"2021-12-14T15:08:26","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T15:08:26","slug":"how-lockdown-helped-this-body-positivity-instagrammer-find-their-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2021\/12\/06\/how-lockdown-helped-this-body-positivity-instagrammer-find-their-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"How lockdown helped this body positivity Instagram blogger find their voice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Body positivity, self-love, and mental health blogger Dot Masters looks back on how, amidst the chaos, the pandemic helped them discover themselves<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/CC-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Non-binary body positivity Instagrammer Dot Masters with bright red hair smiles at the camera, with trees behind them\" class=\"wp-image-58944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/CC-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/CC-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/CC-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/CC-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/CC-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/CC-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/CC-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/CC-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/CC.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/CC-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Non-binary body positivity Instagrammer Dot Masters with bright red hair smiles at the camera, with trees behind them\" class=\"wp-image-58944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/CC-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/CC-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/CC-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/CC-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/CC-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/CC-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/CC-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/CC-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/CC.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>If it wasn&#8217;t for the pandemic, Dot would not have started their Instagram account. Credit: Nikita Achanta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The pandemic was eye opening for local Instagram blogger Dot Masters who talks daily about mental health, body image, and queer issues to thousands of followers. They started their&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/daydreaming_dot\/\">Instagram page<\/a>&nbsp;during the first lockdown to document their thoughts, only to realise later that it helped others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>18 months on, the page has now become a full-time job for Dot, which they manage alongside being a stay-at-home mum to two.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dot, now 25, and their husband moved from England and now live on the outskirts of Cardiff.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Listen to the story here:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1172338732&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1172338732&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><div style=\"font-size: 10px;color: #cccccc;overflow: hidden;font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cardiffjomec\" title=\"CardiffJomec\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\" rel=\"noopener\">CardiffJomec<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cardiffjomec\/my-page-started-gaining-traction-and-i-realised-i-was-helping-people\" title=\"'My page started gaining traction and I realised I was helping people'\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;My page started gaining traction and I realised I was helping people&#8217;<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Growing up was tough as Dot did not have a strong support system, so when diagnosed with anxiety and depression, it was hard to deal with. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t until I was in high school that I realised not everyone has these issues. It wasn\u2019t talked about, it wasn\u2019t acknowledged,\u201d they said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having struggled with body image issues, on Dot\u2019s daughter\u2019s birthday during the first lockdown, they were struck by a \u201clightbulb moment\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I thought: if I didn&#8217;t want to pass it on to them, then I shouldn&#8217;t be doing it. So, I had the cake<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>While baking cake, Dot did not eat any, and their children asked why. \u201cI didn\u2019t want to tell them I couldn\u2019t have cake because I didn\u2019t want to pass it to them,\u201d Dot reflected. \u201cAnd I thought: if I didn\u2019t want to pass it on to them, then I shouldn\u2019t be doing it. So, I had the cake.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dot quit dieting and the next day, they started their Instagram account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Helping others feel seen<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Dot amassed more than 3,700 followers over a year. The motivation behind starting their page was simple. They wanted to normalise talking about mental health and body image issues, and to let people know that they\u2019re seen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having grown up without an inspiring figure, Dot wanted to motivate others who grew up in similar situations.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLots of people don\u2019t have great role models, I know I didn\u2019t,\u201d they explained. \u201cMy page was like a diary, but then it started gaining traction and I realised that I was helping people.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the pandemic affected their content<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The subsequent lockdowns acted as a \u201cstep back from society\u201d and gave them enough time to introspect. Having used life to distract them in the past, whenever Dot felt overwhelmed, they would simply repress it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But as the country faced a mental health crisis, Dot began creating content on feeling vulnerable. Their content revolves around body positivity, raising awareness about non-binary people, self-love, and normalising things that are frowned upon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dot&#8217;s Instagram posts are accompanied by raw captions about tackling anxiety, being stronger than one\u2019s struggles, and knowing what you deserve.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their comments section is filled with positivity as many people relate to Dot\u2019s content and thank them for making them feel more comfortable in their skin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A fresh outlook on life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Dot ponders,&nbsp;\u201cNow, I find the magic, beauty, joy and love in the little things.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pandemic has forced people to re-evaluate what is important in life. It is now a hug from a loved one, a walk in the park with a dog, and sharing a laugh over a cup of coffee.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through Instagram, Dot is grateful to have met like-minded people and even made friends in South Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Dot, \u201cWhat makes life beautiful is the littlest things.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>Looking for more body positivity and mental health content? <\/strong>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dream0graphy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@dream0graphy<\/a>: Abbie taught me not to make myself smaller, and that it\u2019s okay to take up space. She\u2019s a walking rainbow in every sense of the word. \n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lifejourneyofbeth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@lifejourneyofbeth<\/a>: Beth talks about mental illness, ADHD, and all sorts of body positivity things. She shares the important messages and is a true inspiration. \n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/meganjaynecrabbe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@meganjaynecrabbe<\/a>: In her book Body Positive Power, Megan writes about how beauty standards have always changed through the years. We can\u2019t put ourselves in boxes. The book really helped me as I did not know a lot beforehand. \n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/that.fattie.serena\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@that.fattie.serena<\/a>: Serena is all about empowerment, body positivity, and her works also revolves around combatting racism. Her content is real and raw. \n \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/matisse.dupont\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@matisse.dupont<\/a>: Matisse does gender consultations to help people figure out who they are. They were a huge influence for me knowing that I\u2019m non-binary. 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