Welcome to Heal – Mind, Body, Spirit
What an amazing year, much of which could never have happened without your enthusiastic support - thank you! Switzerland, Iceland, and Tahiti were just a few of the stops on the path, and 2014 looks to be just as exciting. On a personal front, the happiness from our Mexican wedding (thanks for all the well-wishes!) looks to be eclipsed by the birth of our first
baby in April! On a daily basis, , I feel blessed beyond belief, and at times even wonder what I ever did to deserve so much... until I come to my senses and remember that this is the way life is meant to be. That we truly do live in magical jungles where our thoughts become things, there's enough for everyone, opportunity never stops knocking, and love is everywhere. Custom tailored invitations to become more than we even knew to imagine, in a world we chose to play in, for just some of the infinite possibilities we might live, on the most epic adventure ever imagined by Divine Mind. On each of our roads to living dreams and becoming more, , I look forward to our paths crossing, sharing a laugh, and above all, reminding one another of the greatest of all truths within time and space: our thoughts unfailingly become the things and events of our lives. Happiest of New Years to you and your family! Welcome to Heal - Body, Mind, Spirit! If health and well being are your main priorities, I can assist you in leading a more vibrant, healthy life. Through Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP), Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), Counseling, and Body Work, I will find solutions that empower you to enhance your life and meet your goals. As a motivational counselor, I have assisted clients in recovery, and in handling challenges with over eating, gambling, alcoholism, and low self-esteem. I also have personal experience with rehabilitation from serious physical trauma, and I have an understanding of the needs and challenges of the healing process,
Body Image
23. January, 2014|Uncategorized|No comments
Body image involves our perception, imagination, emotions, and physical sensations of and about our bodies. It s not static- but ever changing; sensitive to changes in mood, environment, and physical experience. It is not based on fact. It is psychological in nature, and much more influenced by self-esteem than by actual physical attractiveness as judged by others. It is not inborn, but learned. This learning occurs in the family and among peers, but these only reinforce what is learned and expected culturally.
“Cosmetic surgery is the fastest growing ‘medical’ specialty…. Throughout the 80s, as women gained power, unprecedented numbers of them sought out and submitted to the knife….” – Naomi Wolf
Our psychological boundaries develop early in life, based on how we are held and touched (or not held and touched). A person who is deprived of touch as an infant or young child, for example, may not have the sensory information s/he needs to distinguish between what is inside and what is outside her/himself. As a result, boundaries may be unclear or unformed. This could cause the person to have difficulty getting an accurate sense of his/her body shape and size. This person might also have difficulty eating, because they might have trouble sensing the physical boundaries of hunger and fullness or satiation. On the other extreme, a child who is sexually or physically abused may feel terrible pain and shame or loathing associated to his/her body. Such a person might use food or starvation to continue the physical punishments they grew familiar with in childhood.
