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- Self Love Hack #5: Spend time with your reflection August 22, 2016
- Self Love Hack #4: Replace negative self talk with affirmations August 16, 2016
- Self Love Hack #3: Re-parent yo self August 15, 2016
- Self love hack #2: believe the people you trust August 4, 2016
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Self love hack #2: believe the people you trust
I’ve decided to dedicate the rest of August to some of the *hacks* that helped me develop self love. They are not in any particular order and certainly didn’t all start at one time with the purpose of learning to … Continue reading
Finding recovery in purpose and purpose in recovery
This draft was started just a few months ago. It’s like recovery inception, which kept getting too wordy for my inner perfectionist. So, this is fair warning, I’m not editing this post once it’s finished and it might get rambly. … Continue reading
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Tagged BED, Binge Eating Disorder, circular reasoning, eating disorder recovery, finding happiness, happiness, purpose, recovery
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Happiness is a choice
Several weeks ago, when I was having a particularly rough time with work/life/my thoughts, I told CB (my therapist) how I sometimes feel about life. She gave me a homework assignment to watch the movie Happy. In the movie we … Continue reading
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Tagged choice, cognitive distortions, distortion, finding happiness, gratitude, happiness, kindness, Mother Teresa, recovery, reframing thoughts
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Support System, Party of One
Every good recovery needs a strong support structure, right? But what does “support” really mean and where does it really come from? I’ve always been overly accommodating. I’m a total “people pleaser.” I overcompensate, because I’ve never felt like I … Continue reading
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Tagged codependence, Eating disorder, finding happiness, Friendship, relationship, self worth
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