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Did you know bears almost double their weight before winter?
TW: eating disorders/orthorexia
But no one spends millions in marketing come January 1st to help them "lose the holiday bulge"!
Because the bears don't give a damn about their bodies and end up losing it all naturally in the spring when they begin hunting again. They are probably grateful af for that extra fat to help them survive!
The same thing happened during hunter gatherer times. You needed a higher body mass to make it through winter (especially if you are up near me in Vermont! It's cold af ❄️) and again the weight would fall off when the weather warmed up.
It is a cycle that has repeated itself for thousands of years...
This is your annual reminder that YOU too are apart of nature and go through cycles just like the bears.
It is okay to put on a couple pounds because you were enjoying yourself! It's actually NATURAL to do it!
But I know how stressful and awful it can feel to worry about your weight constantly. I experienced that for many years too when I was overcoming orthorexia.
Thanksgiving and Christmas wasn't about spending time with family or making memories...my only focus was how to avoid calories those days and schedule in time to workout.
I missed a lot of good times because of my fear of gaining weight.
And I want to help you avoid repeating what I did. I want to help you actually enjoy the holidays!
This week's EFT Tap-A-Long will help you not just remove some of this stress you are feeling around food, but help you begin to heal your relationship to it and your body.
In just 10 minutes, we will clear away the hard emotions coming up around weight gain as well as program in some more empowering thoughts such as "I love and accept myself as I am" into your subconscious.
This is one of those mindset tools I wish I knew back then when I was struggling with my self worth and body. Being able to calm those fears of not just gaining weight, but feeling good enough regardless of my body would have made a world of difference in my life.
> Holidays would have been spent more present with my family.
> Food would have been something to enjoy, not restrict.
> Toxic relationships would have ended so much sooner than they actually did.
> I would have had the confidence to go after my dreams and goals back then
Just to name a few...
This is why I share EFT Tapping so much. It's goes so much deeper than just the topic we are tapping on, its real healing work on those core wounds of feeling good enough and lovable.
But enough of me rambling and reflecting....It's time to take the holidays back and fully enjoy them (& some treats too!) Let's get tapping!
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