
As a body image coach and mentor, the subject of weight is pretty common among my students–some are overweight, some are underweight, and some are struggling with their weight – even if it’s perfect (as far as the numbers are concerned). There’s an irony, huh? That there could be a “perfect” weight anywhere in our society. The truth is that we are fed lies upon lies about “perfect” body image and perfect weight, and we eat them and STARVE on the inside while growing larger and larger on the outside.
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I’ve had such a blast in the last few weeks getting the word out about my new program, The Multi-Passion Mama Productivity System. One of the things I hear most from busy moms — heck, almost all women — is that they often look outside themselves for validation. Are the kids healthy and happy? Will the house ever be clean and organized? Is there enough money in the bank account? If anything outside of themselves is not going well, they become stressed and unhappy. They feel they can't be happy or feel worthy except under certain conditions. Here’s the thing: women are incredibly strong creatures, and they often use their strengths and talents to exert control over undesirable conditions.
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Pinkies, please welcome Nicole Johns, author of Purge: Rehab Diaries: a book about her own severe eating disorder and the treatment that saved her life. She's here today with some thoughts on why poor body image is as pervasive as it is, and how we might use our Magical Eyes to shift how we feel about ourselves.
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Why do some of us have a poor body image? We like to blame it on the media with its focus on superskinny models but it goes deeper than that. The media is an easy scapegoat, but it is not the cause (or at least the sole cause) of poor body image.
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