It’s entirely NORMAL to experience negative body image days. It’s NORMAL to not love what you see in the mirror or in a photo sometimes. Welcome to the club my friend. But you don’t have to stay stuck in that place. You don’t have to layer feelings of guilt and shame about feeling bad on top of ALREADY feeling crummy. Today I'm sharing a process to help you unwind a negative body image spiral - so you can get on with living your amazing life. Because the world needs you. This process is based on the work of many brilliant minds in this area. If you practice consistently, it will become easier to flow through and come out the other side more quickly. Which reminds me – you WILL feel bad again. It’s okay. Attaining some … [Read more...] about 5 Steps for Unwinding Body Shame
Self Acceptance
Writing Your Personal Fitness Mission (and why it’s worth doing)
What might happen if you wrote your own fitness mission? Instead of listening to everyone else blahblahblah about what you should be doing? For starters, you might feel empowered + inspired. And who doesn't need a little more empowerment + inspiration in their life? A fitness mission statement is a clear + simple statement of intent. It’s what you want to do + how you want to live. Every day. Because YOU are the authority when it comes to your body. Below are some steps you can follow to start developing a fitness mission statement. I’ve included my own statement at the end of this post. A couple of tips before you get started. Take your time. This process can take you an hour, a day, two weeks, or longer. So don’t … [Read more...] about Writing Your Personal Fitness Mission (and why it’s worth doing)
Let Peace Bloom (Ending the Toxic Practice of Judgment)
In my previous post, I offered up a simple tool to disrupt your inner bully. If you haven’t tried it yet, I highly recommend you do. It’s the easiest way I’ve found to diminish self-shaming. Unwinding years (and often decades) of bullying yourself may seem hard, but not changing a behavior that affects you in negative ways is hard too. Making a deliberate choice to end the war with my body was one of the best gifts I ever gave to myself. When you judge yourself or someone else, you’re not helping yourself or them in any beneficial way. I grew up in a household where we spent a lot of time picking other people apart. The tradition continues to this day… He walked around with his shirt off. I shouldn’t have to look at that!Did … [Read more...] about Let Peace Bloom (Ending the Toxic Practice of Judgment)
Disrupt Your Inner Critic
No one likes a bully. Nevertheless, almost every woman has one thing in common. They are a bully to themselves. Most of us aren’t even aware of our behavior. The cruel thoughts just stream through our minds... You’re disgusting.No one would ever find your body attractive.You’d look better wearing a garbage bag.Don’t even think about trying those on. I recently stumbled upon this video. Two best friends wrote down the things they dislike about their own bodies – then proceeded to say these comments out loud, directed at one another. Why do we say things to ourselves that we wouldn't ever say to (or think about) our best friends or children or sisters? When I work with my clients, we focus on one habit for two weeks. I … [Read more...] about Disrupt Your Inner Critic