From her feel-good beach selfies to her ‘Big, Beautiful and Sexy’ philosophy, Casey Donovan is a beacon of body confidence and positivity for women of all shapes and sizes.
However, it seems the 27-year-old singer has been thinking about her physical health in great depth lately. In a blog post last week, Donovan shared her concerns about her weight and its impact on her quality of life.
“Tonight before I jumped into bed, I caught my reflection in the mirror. Standing in my bra and undies, I looked myself up and down and thought, ‘What the Fuck am I doing to myself?!'” she writes.
“I don’t want live like this anymore! I want to live a healthier life, try harder then what I am doing now! I have to! I don’t want to dig myself an early grave when the one thing I fear in life is death.”
Watch Meaghan Ramsay from the Dove Self-Esteem Project discussing confidence on Mamamia TV. (Post continues after video.)
The former Australian Idol winner also admits her desire to have a family has inspired her to change her lifestyle.
“What if I keep living the life I’m living and don’t do anything to help myself? What if I just keep putting the wrong foods in my mouth and don’t think of the consequences?” she asks.
“One day I want to have kids and be able to run round after them.”
Donovan then goes on to share a “conversation” between the various sides of her persona: Confidence, Anxiety, Negativity and Ego. (It’s a bit like the movie Inside Out.)