Kerry Washington Loves Her Post Preggo Body: It’s the site of a miracle now. I don’t want to be pre-miracle. + See Her Self Cover! [Photos]

Kerry Washington is Self magazine’s September cover star. Wearing a custom body suit by Scott Stevenson, Scandal’s leading lady chats about why exercise is essential and how she’s embraced her post pregnancy body.

What she receives emotionally and physically with pilates:

There are a lot of forms of exercise where you have to leave yourself out of the room while you force yourself to do this thing. With pilates, I get to bring my true self. I cry, I laugh. I get to go: Where is my body today? What do I need today? How can I take care of myself and push myself past my comfort zone? How can I be both loving and challenging?

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