Ashley Graham’s latest pregnancy Instagram reframes the narrative around stretch marks

Ashley Graham took to Instagram to put her pregnancy stretch marks on full display—and reframe the narrative around them. 
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Pregnancy is a process—one that has been happily demystified in recent years with the help of social media and a cadre of vocal new moms and moms-to-be. From breast pumps to postpartum depression, mothers are getting real, empowering themselves and others to discuss the many experiences that come with the delivery of a human being into the world.

For Ashley Graham, who is expecting twin boys with husband Justin Ervin, pregnancy has provided an opportunity for her to continue shifting stories around body image, most recently with a share featuring a glorious flourish of stretch marks across her tummy. 

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“Justin says my stretch marks look like the tree of life,” wrote Graham in her caption, the imagery-evoking sentiment accompanying a photo of a nude Graham, her baby bump adorned in a truly decorative branching. The model's luminous natural complexion and confident pose furthered the goddess vibe, transmuting a physical fact of pregnancy into a sign of supreme humanness. Consider this move the latest in Graham's ongoing aim to reframe the conversation around body acceptance. 

This article was previously published on Vogue.com