Are you wanting to make a change in how you deal with your body image insecurities?
Tune into the Jessica Gilliland, LMFT balance blog, Dealing with Body Insecurities, by clicking the link on our bio! She will give your writing activities to help you get started.
Here are a few tools you can use to increase embodiment:
1) Mindful movement: Engage in movement without expectation. This includes moving your body in ways that feel meaningful without setting prior expectations, such as time requirements or distance obligations. Try dancing, yoga, or going on a walk.
2) Sensory awareness: Use your senses to embrace your ability to be present. Identify at least one thing you can taste, touch, smell, hear, and see. Reflect on what it feels like to be present in your body without judgment.
3) Identify stories: Notice what kind of thoughts you are thinking about your body or your mind. What kind of messages are you receiving from outside sources (movies, social media, friends, family, etc)? These messages can create the stories we tell ourselves about our bodies and/or our abilities.
4) Engage in self-care: Show your body and your mind that you deserve to be celebrated and honored. Take a warm bath, get a massage, or engage in morning meditation.
- Madison Hatch, LCSW
Your relationship with your body may be difficult for many reasons. Or, perhaps your relationship with your body is in a good place. Maybe it’s some of both. Wherever you are in your relationship with your body, I have an invitation for you: take some time to acknowledge the ways your body is good to you.
- Jessica Gilliland, LMFT ✨
Think about the small micro-moments your body has shown up for you time and time again.
If we limit our food intake, what are we actually limiting when looking at the bigger picture? Our ability to adventure, show up for others, find community, and regulate the large scale of human emotions. Food elevates the human experience. By limiting food, we put limits on our ability to live freely.
- Madison Hatch, LCSW ✨
Are you ready to make peace with food? Ready Madison's balance blog explains why food plays many roles that enrich and benefit your life.
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If you’re feeling like you can’t stop obsessing about food, please know that you can find relief.
I won’t pretend like there’s some magical way to stop obsessing about food instantly, but there are some things that can help.
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Have you ever written a letter to your body to reflect on how your body shows up for you?
Click the link in our bio to read Madison Hatch, CSW, balance blog as she challenges you with an exercise to write a letter to your body.
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It makes sense for us to involve food in our experience of many emotions, pleasant & unpleasant!
- Jessica Gilliland, LMFT
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Do you have questions on how to navigate recovery while in your relationships?
Jessica Gilliland, LMFT, is doing Q & A style, answering questions on navigating those relationships while supporting your eating recovery.
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