![]() ![]() If the answer is yes, I’ll advance it and say, ‘Is this going to matter in a week?’ If that’s yes, I’ll ask if it’s going to matter in a year. Whenever I feel anger or frustration, I’ll say, 'Wait a minute, is this going to matter tomorrow?' Almost always the answer is no. But telling someone in your life that you need help looking is a great way to get the process started." It also opens you up to saying, ‘I need help.’ When you’re in a difficult place, it’s very hard to imagine there is someone, especially if you’re in a place where you can barely imagine putting on your coat to go outside. Don't be afraid to solicit help for finding that person either. It may not be the first person you visit. ![]() You have to be ready to go tell this person everything, because that’s the only way that they’re trained to help you. First of all, you have to be genuinely ready for it. "My first experiences with therapy weren’t exactly a good fit. On getting the help she needed for depression: But remember we're all fighting through something, and there’s going to be great days and not so great days." I looked at pictures of when I was pregnant last time, and it looked like I was having dental work on my cheeks, they were so big! But this child comes out of you, and you’re like, ‘No way! I made that?!’ There’s so such joy. And it’s gotten so much better in recent years, and pregnancy has really helped me accept any changes. "If I have anything left to work on, it is still accepting my own body. That’s the other thing…outside perspective is so hard to do. And nobody but you is going to know you're bloated. If you have to go to an event, you have to go to the event. It’s not sitting in it and drowning in it. It’s allowing yourself those moments…feeling it, and then moving on from it. I had a week where I wasn't able to work out at all, and you know you feel completely different when your body hasn’t moved? It psychologically messes with me still if I haven’t moved my body, but I will tell myself that tomorrow is a new day for me, and whether it's a session with a trainer, or a scheduled walk, it's a new day. It’s about realizing you’re going to have bloated days, because without a bloated day, you’re not going to have a hot day. But even if you’re not pregnant, it’s about forgiveness. Being pregnant has actually helped dramatically, because you have no control over it, which has made me learn the beauty of a woman’s body more than anything. ![]() “There are still more days than not that I still don’t love my body. ![]()
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