Ep 14. Making Peace with Your Changing Body

02/09/21 • 23 min

Bodies change. They were never meant to stay the same. But for some reason, we work so hard to keep them from changing even though the majority of our evidence proves that our efforts are futile. We do skin treatments, botox and other fillers, and we keep our high school jeans in an effort to motivate us back to our "ideal weight."

But what would happen if you just leaned into the idea that bodies are always changing and that could be a good thing?

On the podcast today we talk about our changing bodies and I share with you some hard lessons I learned as I struggled to make peace with my body. We also outline three simple principles that you can apply to making peace with a body that is, and will always be, adapting, evolving, and changing.

But what would happen if you just leaned into the idea that bodies are always changing and that could be a good thing?

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Ep 13. Mastering Social Media: How to Make Social Media Enhance Your Life, Not Control It

Social media is a polarizing subject: is it good? is it bad? There are several studies that show the negative effects of social media on our body image, our self-confidence, and our happiness. At the same time, there is so much good that can be found on social media. Connection with friends and family who live far away, awareness and involvement regarding important social issues and movements, and an opportunity to bring exposure and ideas and that we otherwise wouldn't come in contact with are all reasons social media can be good! If we place all the blame on social media for our body image issues and poor self-esteem, then we give social media all our power. We essentially become victims and we are way too inherently powerful to sit in that space for too long. In this episode we dive into the nitty-gritty of WHY social media can be both good and bad and HOW we can make it work for us. I outline specific things that you can do to navigate your relationship with social media and we work on getting really clear about what role social media plays in your life.

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Ep 15. When Accepting your Body Feels like Giving Up

If you have been dieting for years and years, the idea of accepting your body as it is can feel terrifying. Are you giving up on being healthy? Are you totally letting yourself go? Are you just going to stop progressing in all areas of your life if you just allow yourself to love yourself as you are?

In this episode we talk about a few reasons why accepting our body can feel so scary and we discuss how we can reframe those thoughts to help us move forward with self-compassion, resilience, and courage.