Living life as it comes
Sometimes it’s harder to stand still than it is to take action and stand up for yourself. And today, I want to speak to that, as a skill-an important skill.
Continue reading “Standing still: the quiet side to boundaries”
If you suffer from panic attacks, I’m sorry to hear that. I know how awful it can be. And if you’re having one right now, just breathe and keep reading. I’m going to share with you a technique for helping them calm down.
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For as long as I can remember I have avoided doing certain things. Things that have involved a certain level of effort or engagement. I avoided ordering at restaurants, getting up to sharpen my pencil at school, asking for seconds at the dinner table, and practicing new skills. I was called lazy a lot.
As some of you might know, I recently had a birthday. Now, I had a good birthday. I spent it with people who made me smile and we did vaguely celebratory things but this year just felt…different.
Continue reading “Getting older: my two cents”
For many, fear is a straightforward response. Something is proposed, we become afraid, we avoid it, the end. But if you’ve made some sort of decision not to give into fear, it can get a little more complicated than that.
I’m a month and a half into my challenge, and I’ve got a lot to say. You can find my initial post about this challenge here and last week’s update here. Without further ado, let’s get into it.
Continue reading “Challenging my fears: after six weeks”
Now last week I explained how indoctrinated I was with shame for my body and for self-expression in terms of my wardrobe and moving my body in terms of dance. If you haven’t read that post yet, I’d encourage you to do so before reading this one. Just click here to open it in a new tab. It got to such a fever pitch that I became unable to feed myself sufficiently and avoided looking beautiful out of fear and shame, but I had started to try to pull out of this miserable place, for my own good. And this is where we pick up today. I had started recovery from my eating disorder, and therapy to try to help me make new mental connections and progress toward my goal of self-acceptance.
Continue reading “Unlearning Bodily Hate Pt. 2: The dancer in me”
So I’ve reached the end of the fifth week in battling my fears. If you want to go back and read the initial challenge, click here. And if you missed last week’s update, click here.
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When I was a little girl, I began to dance. Well, maybe it was just more like swaying, jumping, and twirling around. But I loved how it felt. It wasn’t really in conjunction with any music, but I just loved to move my body in expressive ways. It felt, to me, magical. But I definitely didn’t stay that way forever.
Continue reading “Unlearning Bodily Hate Pt. 1: Picking up shame”
Well hello there! I’m incredulous, but I’ve just finished the fourth week of my fear challenge and I can’t believe it has been one month already! I feel like nothing has changed and yet everything has at the same time. If you’re not familiar with my fear challenge, you can start by reading this post. And if you’re not up to date with last week’s installment, click here. Now let’s get into it!
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