Let me ask you a question: What do you see when you stand in the mirror? Do you like the way you look? Do you immediately notice your perceived flaws and begin to feel upset with what is before you?

Body image is not merely superficial. It can be so intense that it dysregulates your emotional well-being and mental and physical health, while it creates a storm so big that you struggle to find balance, self-love, and inner peace.

So, today, we are taking a one-on-one deep dive into loving ourselves from the outside in! First, we’re unpacking the one mistake most women make when loving their physical form, and it’s different than you might think. And then, we’ll talk about how to change your relationship with yourself so that you can elevate your life.

This deep dive is filled with big a-ha moments.

Key Takeaways:

00:00 Introduction

01:49 A question that all of us must ask ourselves

03:25 Approaching your life from a mind, body, and soul aligned mindset & truth #1  

05:40 The biggest mistake most women make when it comes to being at war with their bodies

08:22 Our thoughts impact our physical form

09:00 Releasing the tapes that play in your head—an example of their impact

12:15 Truth #2: If you can find reasons to hate your body now, you will always find reasons to be dissatisfied

14:53 The way we change the war is to access your relationship with your body

17:35 Truth #3: The thoughts about your body is the relationship you have with your body

18:01 What a scarcity relationship with yourself looks and sounds like   

20:13 Positive thoughts support neuropathway change

22:11 Step 1: Challenge the narrative   

24:15 Truth #4: If you genuinely and wholly believed the negative narrative, you would not have moments of positive feelings         

24:32 Step 2: Reflect on your beliefs and values

26:38 Step 3: Move into the value of likeness

28:00 Step 4: Practicing body gratitude: how and why it’s needed 

31:49 Step 5: Focusing on body functionality

35:04 Truth 5: Just because the world’s view on exercise and diet has shifted does not mean that your thought patterns and habits have  

35:48 Step 6: Reframing your thoughts around diet and exercise to best benefit your body image

37:19 Using Approach Goals/Approach Mindset

42:20 A list of ways to stop the war beyond the steps

Challenge yourself, my dear. Because in the end, you’ll be amazed at how proud you feel when you change the narrative. And do you deserve to change the narrative; doing so is an essential step in getting your life together, girl.

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Danielle Vann

Danielle A. Vann is a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist, Life Coach to women, Meditation Instructor, and international award-winning author.

https://www.danielleavann.com
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