How One Magazine Changed My Life

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How One Magazine Changed My Life

I can remember wanting to buy all the magazine publications I could. I would inpatiently wait every month for new editions of my favorites to hit the stands. Teen, Seventeen, Glamour, Cosmogirl - I spent my allowance on all of them. What articles was I most interested in reading? Everything that had to do with diet, fitness and beauty.

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3 Ways to Transform Your Body Image Perception

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3 Ways to Transform Your Body Image Perception

This week I'm sharing a post I wrote for Wellseek on body image. In this article I highlighted 3 ways to transform your body image perception. 

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Why I Quit Running (My Exercise Bulimia Story)

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Why I Quit Running (My Exercise Bulimia Story)

Something that once brought such joy and strength in my life was slowly tearing me apart, crushing my spirit and taking away everything I loved about running in the first place. I felt weak. I was weak.

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If I Lived On An Island... (A Meditation for Body Acceptance)

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If I Lived On An Island... (A Meditation for Body Acceptance)

One way to help individuals move towards body acceptance is to try and target who they would be without all the noise in their life. Who would they be without the pressure of the media, society, images, Instagram, peers, friends, family, etc.?

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The Closet Clean Out Guide for Body Acceptance

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The Closet Clean Out Guide for Body Acceptance

I have been putting off going through my old clothes for what feels like a lifetime, and quite honestly, has been at least a decade. Sure, I've sold/given away a few items here and there over the years, but there are so many more items I've been hanging onto for "when I can wear them again," or "when I lose the weight." 

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Ongoing Support for Your Non-Diet Journey

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Ongoing Support for Your Non-Diet Journey

Recovery work for body image and binge eating can be riddled with lots of up's and down's along the way. It will be helpful for you to have supportive resources to turn to in times you're feeling the struggle a bit more.

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Dear Diet - A Journaling Activity

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Dear Diet - A Journaling Activity

Dear Weight Watchers,

You were my first introduction into the dieting world. At only 12 years old, I was introduced to you SO YOUNG. Perhaps probably most messed up of all, was the fact that I didn't even join you because I wanted to lose weight, but because I wanted to be "in the club."

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