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What do you see when you look in the mirror? Are you satisfied with
what you see? Do you see yourself as beautiful? If you have
struggled with loving your body and living out your authentic self
without fear or shame, this workbook is for you. Beautiful Freedom
is designed to support you to break through the barriers of
negative thoughts and self-sabotage, all in just 4 weeks. Divided
into two sections, the first part of the work book is Kellie's
personal story of overcoming the grips of anorexia, bulimia, and
extreme body hatred and how a major turning point in her life
caused her to transform her thinking and ignite in her a passion to
coach other women. The second section is the work book, divided up
into four chapters, with the intention of the reader focusing on
one chapter a week. Topics include the 4 C's: "Challenging Our
Thoughts" "Changing Our Perspective" "Choosing Self Care" and
"Creating A Passion-Filled Life" Each chapter includes challenges
to work on through out the week, reflection questions and a
positive affirmation to begin to transform your thinking. There is
also a Gratitude Journal section at the back of the book. This 4
week guide is the beginning of your journey toward greater
acceptance of yourself, fearless body-love and freedom to feel
beautiful in a world that sees beauty as only skin deep. *Please
note: This work book is not intended for those currently struggling
with a serious eating disorder and is not meant to replace
professional medical advice.
We live in a society that spends billions of dollars on diets. The
how-tos are plentiful, while the underlying issues are ignored-a
pattern that keeps the diet industry thriving and the dieter in a
perpetual cycle of failure. Throughout the pages of The Healing
Journey for Binge Eating readers will learn to recognize their
individual patterns that perpetuate an unhealthy relationship with
food and their body as well as gain insight into the barriers
preventing them from forming a healthy relationship with food. Just
like putting a puzzle together, there is no specific order in which
to use this workbook. Each chapter will serve as a piece of the
puzzle for creating a healthy relationship with food by providing
specific practices to implement as well as opportunities for
self-reflection. The workbook, along with the journal companion, is
designed to help one create an individualized healing journey. This
workbook is broken into five parts (1) understanding your
relationship with food, (2) slowing down, (3) making peace with
yourself, (4) making peace with your body, and (5) tools for your
healing journey. Each part takes the reader into an in-depth
self-reflection of how they might be stuck. This workbook can be
done with the assistance of a therapist, in a group, self-study, or
as a participant of The Healing Journey for Binge Eating virtual
retreats. Overcoming binge eating takes time, persistence, and
patience. The Healing Journey series was designed to provide you
with a step-by-step individualized path to your own personal
recovery. This is not a quick-fix program; this is a lifestyle
change. It is a self-awareness program. We are a quick-fix society.
Each day we are inundated with hundreds of messages about how to go
about losing weight. You have heard the messages "Lose weight in
two weeks," "Walk it off," "Fit into your favorite dress by Labor
Day." No wonder diets have a 95 percent failure rate. They set you
up for failure and leave you feeling like you will never overcome
your relationship with food. That food has the power over you, and
that it is you that failed and not the diet. They couldn't be more
wrong. Take a stand against the diet industry, throw out the diet
books and the scales. Learn to adopt a philosophy of tuning into
your body, instead of tuning out. Throughout this workbook there
will be many opportunities to journal. It is also helpful to have a
separate journal to elaborate on questions that resonate and hit
home or purchase The Healing for Binge Eating Journaling companion.
The use of journaling is a helpful tool to connect with your
feelings. By using the written word, you are slowing down your
mind, giving you the chance to draw parallels between what is going
on (events/triggers) and what your needs (emotions/feelings) are at
that time. This will give you the chance to create a deeper
understanding of why you have stayed connected to your relationship
with food. Try not to censor your responses; those are your truths
for right now. It takes a lot of courage to put those words on
paper and connect to them. In the words of Confucius, "A journey of
a thousand miles begins with a single step."
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