Sweet Mags thinks it's pretty great when I work from the floor. She snuggles right in and cashes out.
Before we got a dog, a woman shared that she had a vision of me with a retriever and that the dog would be an integral part of my work and my writing journey.
As I sit here, writing and sorting out all remaining details for a new program opening soon...
I wonder if this moment, sitting here, writing from the floor with her snuggled up, is a part of that vision.
Because when I think of the journey I've been on over the past 25 years - an eating disorder at age 20 with a bunch of twists and turns along the way...
...all the way to full healing and freedom in food and body...I know this isn't a story I keep for myself.
It must be shared.
Freedom and healing are available for everyone.
You do not need to weigh, count, restrict, obsess, and play food games to make up for something you ate or because you don't like how you feel in your body.
There are so many other - more freeing and nourishing - ways that can help you achieve what you're truly looking for.
It is a gift to me to hold space for every woman on this journey.
If this is you...
stuck in the diet cycle
unhappy with your body
stressed about food, not trusting yourself
always thinking about food, body, weight, appearance
worried about the food scene during the holidays and social events
finding your "acceptance" of yourself (or by society) from of a number on the scale or the size of your clothes
tired of the late night overeating followed by judging yourself and beating yourself up
playing the "I've been good today, so I can have this" or "I've been bad today so I can't" mantra
needing to exercise a certain because of how you ate (or plan to eat)
If you find yourself doing these things, and you wish it were different, I want you to know this...
There's another way.
A more freeing way.
Freedom from the stress and angst with your body, the mind games and food games, the restricting, labeling what you eat as good/bad, chronic dieting, weighing, etc.
And I can tell you that it's worth the work and effort to get there.
This journey to get there isn't linear.
And it will require you to break up with old parts of your thinking and believing that keep you doing the same things over and over.
Coaching can help you sort that out.
But here's what I know are some of the most necessary ingredients for the journey...
>> Grace with yourself.
>> Patience for the process.
>> Kindness when you don't do what you set out to do.
>> Love for yourself and your imperfections.
>> Honest about the deeper layers.
>> Ownership for the decisions you choose.
>> Curiosity for why you do what you do...instead of judgment and shame.
Because who you're being in this process matters.
You can't hate your way into loving your body.
And you can't judge and shame your way into one day being kind and gracious with yourself.
You can't guilt your way into making peace with food and your body.
You can't skinny yourself into happiness.
You can't play food games and arrive at health and freedom.
So...
If you identify with any of this...
Imagine the possibility that there's a different way...
A way that leads to experiencing freedom with food and body.
To be calmer in spirit. Lighter in body. Freer in your thinking...
...No matter your size, no matter the scale.
Imagine the possibility.
Because the rest of your life is waiting for you to discover this.
My weekend wish for you,
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*Would you like support to imagine the possibility and take the next steps to get there? I can help you. The best place to begin is to schedule a 30-minute conversation with me HERE.
