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I used to hate my body.

I thought I was too “fat” and I didn’t like my wobbly stomach so I sucked it in, wore spanx and crash dieted.

If I wasn’t emotionally eating and bingeing on chocolate or cheesy pasta I’d be starving myself and surviving on as little food as I could.

But today things are different.

Today I love my body and here’s why you should too…

1.) You only have ONE body!

Think about that for a moment.

Yes it’s true you can have plastic surgery or get a prosthetic limb but we are born and die in the same body – we don’t get a free upgrade.

Isn’t that reason enough to show it some love?

2.) Your body is AMAZING!

Each and every day your body is fulfilling millions of different functions without you even having to consciously think about it.

When’s the last time you had to tell your body to breathe or digest your food?

Your body is a machine, an absolutely wondrous feat of natural engineering and deserves to be respected accordingly.

3.) Ain’t no body like your body!

Your body is completely unique to you!

It’s not like a car – no one else has the exact same make or model.

So instead of comparing yourself to others, remind yourself of how special you are.

4.) I wanna dance with some body!

Take a moment to appreciate all of the things your body allows you to do – dancing, walking, running, skiing, swimming etc.

Some people can’t do these things of course, whether it’s due to disability or another condition.

But if you have 100% mobility and shy away from beach volleyball because you think you look fat in a bikini then you’re doing it wrong.

5.) Starting with the (wo)man in the mirror

When you choose to love yourself and accept your body for how it is right now (not when you’ve lost weight, or your acne has cleared up) then you’re setting an example for others to also love and accept themselves.

Let’s make body positivity the change we want to see in the world!

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Let’s talk about depression…

I used to suffer from the debilitating kind.

I’d have those days where I’d wake up and I couldn’t lift my head because it felt like someone had placed a brick on my forehead.

When it got really bad I’d feel suicidal and I tried to kill myself twice.

I don’t believe depression is an illness in and of itself – it’s just a symptom of repressed emotion, trauma, stagnant energy or a knot in your heart that you haven’t honoured or acknowledged.

I don’t have those really dark moments anymore but I have felt quite heavy and low for the past couple of days.

I couldn’t figure out why.

Then this morning I pulled an angel card for Archangel Haniel (a moon goddess) and it said “Honour your feelings.”

So I did.

I took a deep breath and did a few rounds of EFT tapping, allowing myself to honour and acknowledge all of what I was feeling – stuck, frustrated, angry with myself, fed up that things in my life weren’t moving fast enough, impatient, perfectionistic.

The tears came and I let them.

I leant in to that resistance and afterwards I felt so much lighter and brighter.

The perfectionist in me didn’t even want to acknowledge I was being a perfectionist so that’s why I’d gone into a slump – you don’t have to worry about getting things perfect if you don’t try at all.

But there is a middle ground – I can accept that my best today is good enough and that will change from day to day.

Today honour how you’re feeling and allow yourself to step into flow and out of resistance.

You are ENOUGH!

Get in touch if you’d like to explore 1:1 coaching with me so you can love yourself fully and fearlessly and attract the love you deserve.

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5 reasons to love your body right NOW

Let’s talk about…Depression