Wow!!! What a pleasure it is to read this! This article speaks poetry and is a gift for many of us who struggle with weight/body issues/self-image/self-esteem/all the "self" stuff. Thank you for intimately sharing your experiences through Italy and landing on these positive realizations of self-love, self-acceptance, and self-care, and passing it on. Powerful article during Women's History Month. Thank you, Roman Goddess! :)