05/06/2023
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If you can’t fathom arriving to a place of loving your body, can you flirt with the idea of accepting it?
This is by no means an inclusive list, it’s in fact an oversimplified list...one that requires unpacking, time and patience.
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Focus on how you FEEL - this is one way to cultivate awareness of your body, emotions and bring the focus back to your internal, rather than external values.
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Respect your here and now body - sometimes your body is hungry at unexpected times and sometimes it’s tired at unexpected times. By honoring these moments you can learn to trust your body and your body can trust that you will take care it of it too. PS respecting is not at all “giving up.”
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Grieve - if you have dedicated part of your life to “achieving” a smaller body, letting go of this can be hard - especially when you come to realize that diets just don’t work. Allow yourself permission to feel + heal.
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Core values - Every seemingly small choice that you make, that aligns with your core values, carries the potential to bring you closer to your authentic self.
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Diversity content - Actively read books written by BIPOC authors. Follow BIPOC accounts, humans in larger bodies, of different identities of different religions or non religions; IMO the marginalized bodies that are often silenced are the ones whose messages need to be seen and heard the most.
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Challenge ANTs - this concept goes along with what I often talk about: rewiring the neuro pathways to create new pathways.
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DEFINE YOUR WORTH OUTSIDE OF YOUR BODY - because your are so much more than just a body. If you can’t fathom arriving to a place of loving your body, can you flirt with the idea of accepting it?
This is by no means an inclusive list, it’s in fact an oversimplified list...one that requires unpacking, time and patience. Posted • .iu
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Focus on how you FEEL - this is one way to cultivate awareness of your body, emotions and bring the focus back to your internal, rather than external values.
•
Respect your here and now body - sometimes your body is hungry at unexpected times and sometimes it’s tired at unexpected times. By honoring these moments you can learn to trust your body and your body can trust that you will take care it of it too. PS respecting is not at all “giving up.”
•
Grieve - if you have dedicated part of your life to “achieving” a smaller body, letting go of this can be hard - especially when you come to realize that diets just don’t work. Allow yourself permission to feel + heal.
•
Core values - Every seemingly small choice that you make, that aligns with your core values, carries the potential to bring you closer to your authentic self.
•
Diversity content - Actively read books written by BIPOC authors. Follow BIPOC accounts, humans in larger bodies, of different identities of different religions or non religions; IMO the marginalized bodies that are often silenced are the ones whose messages need to be seen and heard the most.
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Challenge ANTs - this concept goes along with what I often talk about: rewiring the neuro pathways to create new pathways.
•
DEFINE YOUR WORTH OUTSIDE OF YOUR BODY - because your are so much more than just a body. Posted • laura.iu
