In this episode we are digging into negative self-talk. People pleasing. Feeling crushed if people criticize us or don’t approve of us + how to break out of it.
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I often get asked if I still have a workout routine after having recovered from exercise addiction and my eating disorder. I haven’t addressed this on Instagram, but I wanted to share with you why I chose not to exercise at all for a long time.
Can I be real with you for a second? My entire life has been built around the pattern of "I don't think I can succeed at this. Maybe other people can, but I can't." Does this sound familiar at all? This pattern showed up everywhere in my life This pattern was present in the following areas of my life: 1. "I will never recover from my eating disorder." 2. "The binge eating will never stop." 3. "I will alway[...]
One of our brain’s main jobs is to find evidence as to why our thoughts are true.When you constantly think about needing to lose weight or how much you dislike your body, your brain will constantly look for evidence to justify these thoughts.You’ll basically start feeling like crap all the time... Speaking from experience here. How you speak to yourself becomes your reality Our mind is powerful.This is the exact same body, but two completely different mindsets.We can make[...]
Kayla is the author of “Damn the Diets,” founder of damnthediets.com and course instructor of two online e-courses "Find YOUR Balance" and "Get Your Period Back!" She is a non-diet Holistic Nutritionist who’s sick of women and men struggling and suffering from restrictive eating disorders caused by unrealistic and unsustainable diet culture and beauty standard demands. I want to show people there’s more to life than food and looking a certain way. More about Kayla[...]
In this episode, I am sharing with you how I overcame my mindset about attaching my self worth to this silly number on the tag. Access my Body Image Video Training Series: https://ownitbabe.ca/freebies Size inclusive clothing brands https://www.torrid.comhttps://www.modcloth.comhttps://coverstorynyc.comhttps://www.all67.comhttps://www.universalstandard.comhttps://premme.ushttps://coedition.com Share or Pin this Episode [...]
As we're heading into the new year, weight loss talk is all around us. I want to give you a different perspective and help you understand that shrinking yourself is not a sustainable New Year's Resolution, because it is way too focused on 'fixing' things you perceive as 'broken'. Aside from talking about all the things my weight gain gave me back (aka my life!), I am also teaching you how to set goals/intentions for the new year instead. Sign up for my free Body[...]
This is a question I get almost every single day: How did you learn to accept your body after gaining all this weight in your recovery? It was not easy seeing my body change so drastically. During the first 2 months of my recovery, I put on about a third of my body weight. I talk all about the physical side effects of this weight gain in this article, especially when it came to my digestion. However, when it comes to the mental side effects of that weight gain, it is a whole other sto[...]
Jessica Dalliday is a certified Athletic Therapist, Kinesiologist and Pilates Instructor with a Masters Degree in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has her own blog called the Healthy Sweet Potato, where she shares plant-based recipes, personal growth journeys and fun stories about her golden retriever Allen. She started her blog as a way to connect with others who were passionate about about food and exercise and it slowly turned into a way for her to recover from her eating and exercise[...]
This episode is part of a Q and A series that I have started through my Instagram account @ownitbabe and I have picked out 5 questions to answer today: 1. How do you get rid of the black-and-white mindset around food? 2. How long did it take for your weight to stabilize and what were some helpful steps you took to accept your weight gain and natural body shape? 3. How do you overcome the mentality of having to exercise every day? 4. Do you ever catch yourself thinking “Life wi[...]