I recently asked people what their greatest challenge or concern was when it came to their struggle in the ED/DE landscape. One respondent asked how to combat her fear of gaining weight when she “knew she must.” It got me thinking about the importance of compassion.
If you are scared of gaining weight but know you need to, the following two podcasts will help you move forward:
But beyond this, a word on COMPASSION. When we experience understanding and genuine compassion from others, we become more SELF-compassionate, and this helps shift our motivation from what this person described as needing — harsh ‘force’ to change — to accepting a kinder, gentler, more supportive and internally-guided rhythm and pace to change. This shift to a more nurturing internal motivation takes TIME. So be gentle with yourself, and if you are struggling to practice self compassion, seek out others who can model compassion TO you.
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