Body Vitality, Safety, & Self-Image
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Building a Safer, Friendlier Relationship with Your Body
A body can feel like an unsafe place when symptoms, accidents, tension, or repeated disappointment have made every sensation seem suspicious. What looks irrational about body trust often becomes understandable when we ask what the body expects and what this response has been trying to prevent. With body trust, the aim is not to make…
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Mindless Eating
We must eat in order to survive. Our primitive brain knows that. And it is more than willing to wolf food on the run. Food is fuel. Without it we die. When we eat on the run, our body often gets the signal that threat is lurking, or that there is a shortage of food…
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Raising Self-Esteem: Learning to Appreciate Yourself Safely
– I want to appreciate myself more – I am beautiful except for the color of my skin – I am insightful, but I’m nervous – I am creative, but I learned that had no value – I am a caring person, but I have revenge thoughts – I have courage, but I’m not doing…
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This… or That?
Do you want the banana… or the orange? Water… or a soda? Are you making decisions based on what someone else says you “should” do, or are you free to make the choice that feels like a YES to your head, heart, AND gut? In this exercise, we continue to develop PRACTICAL body guidance… in…
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EFT Tapping for Feeling Unlovable: I Am Unlovable Because…
I don’t do what they wanted me to… My weight… I’m too much… I’m not good enough… I’m defective.
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Is Your Body Smart? How Would You Know?
Is your body smart? How would you know? Do you listen to your body’s messages as if it were a dear friend? Or do you try to block out its painful noise… having decided long ago that it must be out to get you, or just wants to make you miserable?!
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Is It Safe To Care About Myself?
Put everyone else first… Selfish to care about myself… Better to give than receive… I can’t be abundant or I’m not a good person… Pleasure in caring for other… Do I know what my needs are?? Finding a balance.