“The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself”. -Maya Angelou

For this "5 Things Friday" we're covering steps you can take to improve your body image.

How we think about ourself is such an important factor in how we treat ourself. Our perception of our body gets filtered through our beliefs, experiences, upbringing, and other sociocultural factors. The good news is our perception of self and body can change.

Tune into advice from Summer Innanen on how to break out of the diet culture cage so you can wear, say, and do whatever you want.

THE FIVE STEPS:

• Embrace Body Neutrality (3:00)
• Ditch the Scale (5:00)
• Cultivate Self-Compassion (9:00)
• Stop Checking the Mirror (13:00)
• Rewire your Brain (15:00)

SHOW NOTES:

https://recoverywarriors.com/

FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Summer Innanen, body image coach and author of Body Image Remix
• Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook

Diet mentality assumes that certain foods or quantities of foods are "okay" and "not okay" to eat. Stop Fighting Food Founder, Isabel Foxen Duke explains how this moralistic mentality of being "good" and "not good" can also creep in on your recovery and attempts to control binge eating. Learn why this isn't helpful.

WHAT WE COVER:

• Why restriction is not just a physical behavior, it's an emotional attitude
• What people with diet mentality don't want to hear
• The “Don’t Binge-Eat Diet” and why it’s not helping your recovery
• The pros of cons of an eating disorder diagnosis

CONNECT WITH ISABEL FOXEN DUKE:

• Website
• Stop Fighting Food

RESOURCES:

• Recovery Warriors

Want to achieve results in your recovery? Focus on the process!

Process by definition means “continuous and regular series of actions meant to accomplish some result”.

Recover Strong is here to help you go from eating disorder recovery theory, to practice, to mastery and that takes ACTION and FOCUS.

In this episode, you'll learn the 5 actions to focus on in your recovery to get long-lasting results.

SHOW NOTES:

https://recoverywarriors.com/5-things-to-focus-on-in-the-eating-disorder-recovery-process/

FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Tammy Beasley, CEDRN
• Brandilyn Tebo
• Dr. Anita Johnston
• Kelly Uchima
• Dr. Ann Saffi Biasetti

Fluctuations in your mood, body image, and food behaviors...call it PMS...or is it something else? Dr. Anita Johnston, author, storyteller and eating psychology pioneer, believes it is and has a lot of wisdom to share about the menstrual cycle.

We don’t learn how to work with our menstrual cycle. If you find yourself bemoaning your body more than standing in awe of it, this episode is for you.

WHAT WE COVER:

• What is the difference between sacred and shameful secrets?
• When is the best time of the month to access your creativity and your intuition?
• A powerful metaphor for understanding your emotions
• How rituals and stories can heal your relationship with your menstrual cycle and your body

SHOW NOTES:

• https://recoverywarriors.com/the-menstrual-cycle-and-eating-disorder-recovery-with-dr-anita-johnston/

CONNECT WITH DR. ANITA JOHNSTON:

• Light of the Moon Cafe
• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram

RESOURCES:

• Recovery Warriors
• Eating in the Light of the Moon on Amazon

Welcome to Recover Strong! A new podcast produced by Recovery Warriors to help you go from eating disorder recovery theory to practice to mastery. In this episode, Kelly Uchima talks about her wakeup call and rock bottom. As the fitness community validated her body insecurities, she became more and more obsessed with measuring her food and exercise. Now in a strong place in her recovery, she has a lot of wisdom to share on her journey from fitspo to self-lovespo.

SHOW NOTES:

• https://recoverywarriors.com/exercise-and-food-are-not-transactional-with-kelly-uchima/

CONNECT WITH KELLY:

• Instagram
• YouTube
• Therapy Thursday

RESOURCES:

• Recovery Warriors
• https://www.recoverywarriors.com/

mindset (noun). A fixed mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person’s response to and interpretation of situations. Building a strong recovery mindset involves letting go of attitudes and beliefs that strengthen the eating disorder mindset. In this episode, I cover 3 big mindset shifts that will change your life in wonderful ways once you break through any resistance.

Time to say “out with the old and in with the new!”

REFERENCE:

• Chinese Bamboo Story by Les Brown
• Anatomy of the Spirit by Caroline Myss

RESOURCES:

• Recovery Warriors
• https://www.recoverywarriors.com/

Welcome to Recover Strong, a podcast that belongs to The Recovery Warrior Shows, a collection of podcasts dedicated to all facets of the eating disorder recovery journey. From beginning, to the messy middle, to a successful end and everywhere in-between.

You're in the right place if you're looking for inspiration and motivation to heal your relationship to food, body, love, and do the deeper soul work it takes to fully recover from an eating disorder and other addictions.

I'm Jessica Flint, the Founder and CEO of Recovery Warriors, a multimedia company that has helped millions and millions and millions of warriors around the world connect to the resources they need to recover strong. I believe it's never too late to recover from an eating disorder. No matter if you’ve been at it for years or are just getting started. Recovery is possible. Recovery is worth it.

Our intention at Recovery Warriors is to help you find success at any age. And more importantly to embody the truest most radiant expression of yourself. The you free of an eating disorder. The you that is no longer plagued by low self-esteem and truly believes in yourself. The you that feels lovable and embraces your innate goodness and brilliance no matter what your body, bank account, or relationship status looks like.

Our unique lineup of shows like Recover Strong, Follow Your Bliss, Hungry for Love, and Equipped to Recover are designed to empower you to make real change happen - and stop letting fear and a false identity hold you back.

Our shows feature heart-to-heart conversations with successful eating disorder and addiction authors, academic researchers, spiritual leaders, and everyday warriors like you about their path to full and long lasting recovery.

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