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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
- Here’s what happened when I bought myself flowers for a year August 2, 2016
- Perfectionism vs Drafts Challenge Update June 30, 2016
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- My brain is the fierce protector of my heart June 26, 2016
- How Flamingos became my Recovery Spirit Animal June 22, 2016
- Finding recovery in purpose and purpose in recovery June 16, 2016
- Secrets Keep Us Sick June 12, 2016
- “Shame cannot survive being spoken”-Brené Brown June 10, 2016
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Secrets Keep Us Sick
I’m in a pretty good place in my recovery and life in general these days, have been for several months now. My stress, anxiety, depression and self hatred are at an all time low, I am genuinely happy and thankful … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, eating disorder recovery, higher power, mindfulness, progress, recovery, secrets, shame, support group, tell a friend
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“Shame cannot survive being spoken”-Brené Brown
This is the first of the 10 posts in drafts I’ve committed to finishing and publishing by the end of this month. I started this one in October of 2015. *** Today I have decided to go public about my … Continue reading
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Tagged Binge Eating Disorder, Brené Brown, Eating disorder, eating disorder recovery, empathy, fear, honesty, recovery, shame, toxic shame, vulnerability
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Blank journals and the debilitating nature of perfection
I’ve been returning the cursor to the beginning of this post for 5 weeks now. If I’ve written a hundred sentences, I’ve written a thousand; all of them the first and all of them inadequate. I love to write and … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, blogging, journaling, Mental Health, perfection, perfectionism, recovery, shame, writing
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Dear Body: Thank you!
I should be packing right now, but instead of celebrating the privilege that I am able to travel with my husband to see family and friends for the holidays this year, I am thinking about my body. I realized this afternoon … Continue reading
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Tagged body positivity, family, gratitude, HAES, holidays, recovery, shame
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Self hatred is a trap and the only way out is acceptance
Sometimes I catch myself fantasizing about a day in the future, when I’ve lost a bunch of weight and somebody who has known me a long time asks earnestly with a blend of excitement, surprise and awe “How’d you finally … Continue reading
Assertiveness is a loving communication
It has been almost two years since I first told you about the assertive communication formula. I sincerely believe that it is an incredibly powerful tool, but I haven’t used it as much in the last two years as I … Continue reading
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Tagged assertiveness, assertiveness formula, authenticity, Brené Brown, Brené Brown quotes, connection, courage, healing, quotes, recovery, shame, vulnerability
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Diet is a four letter word
I have so much to say about this, I’m going to have to break it up into a few posts, but here goes… Part 1: How did I get here? I was 5 years old when my mother first introduced … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood, diets, Eating disorder, forbidden food, jenny craig, la weightloss, Michael Thurmond, parenting, recovery, shame, stigma, weightloss, weightwatchers
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Shame, inside or out (part 1)
For me, air travel is one of the most difficult aspects of being overweight. I go to extraordinary lengths to reduce the likelihood of being in the most uncomfortable situations, but unfortunately you simply can’t always control the situation. This … Continue reading
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