Woman praised for sharing the reality behind ‘perfect’ Instagram posts

Josephine, 23, is a certified life coach living in Copenhagen, Denmark, and recently the body positive influencer has been praised on social media for staying real

A woman has been praised online after she shared a series of before and after pictures to highlight the reality of “perfect” Instagram posts.

Josephine, 23, is a body-positive influencer known for her no-nonsense approach to self-love and acceptance, like the Daily Star Reports.

She has over 174,000 followers on Instagram and was recently praised for sharing a series of before and after pictures that reveal the reality behind “perfect” snaps.

The star, from Copenhagen, Denmark, was praised for sharing the pictures, along with a lengthy post lamenting the state of social media.

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Her caption read: “You don’t have to look perfect or do things perfect to be enough.

“You don’t have to be perfect to be enough. You are enough just to be yourself.”

She added: “You were always more than enough.

“We live in such a perfectionist society that it makes us think we have to do all these things and look like this to fit in.

“We may end up forgetting the most important things of all: cultivating self-love and LIVING a life that makes us happy.

“We don’t see all pages and versions. We never do. We only see the ones people want to post. We see the small excerpts.

“Little snippets that are often the best, prettiest, most flattering, most aesthetic.”

She ended the post by reminding fans that social media can be great as long as people remember it’s never reality.

Josephine concluded, “You don’t have to be perfect. You just have to do your best to be yourself. ‘Cause you’re gold, baby girl.”

And in the same post, Josephine shared some great examples of Instagram not showing everything.

In the first photo, the influencer poses in a bikini, in another she can be seen a little more relaxed.

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Other uploads show her posing in the sun, while the second shows her preparing to mock some chips. Her post drew a lot of attention on Instagram, garnering over 18,000 likes in just a few days.

One fan gushed: “Yeah girls! These are so important to see! Never stop posting please! You’re unbelievable.”

Another added, “You are so beautiful in every picture,” and a third commented, “Love your account.”

And a fourth simply posted: “You’re such an angel girl.”

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