Episode 106: This Will Change How You View Your Body

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Last week I talked about 16 common cognitive distortions and I went over a few steps on how to avoid these tricky mental shortcuts that trap us and also how to get out of the trap once we are in it. If you haven’t listened to it yet. Go there first. Such an important information to hear, process and apply!! And if you don’t know what the traps sound like you can’t watch out for them in the first place. 

One of the steps of detangling ourselves from those cognitive traps is to challenge and reframe your thoughts. And today I am going to share the most powerful and effective way to do just that.

One of the most compelling ways to reframe and introduce positive thoughts is through gratitude.

6 WAYS GRATITUDE SHIFTS OUR BODY IMAGE MINDSET: 

1. It helps us see the "tailwinds" instead of the "headwinds".

2. It unshackles us from toxic emotions.

3. It doesn't ignore the negative; it simply magnifies the positive. 

4. It calms the nervous system.

5. It helps us make healthier choices.

6. IT has a lasting effect on the brain.

6 WAYS TO START PRACTICING BODY GRATITUDE TODAY:

1. Look for things about your body that you appreciate.

2. Write them down.  

3. Say them to yourself either out loud or in your mind when you look in the mirror.  

4. Share them with people who you trust, who love you for who you are and who ware also striving to be positive about their bodies. 

5. UNFOLLOW SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS that trigger your need to compare yourself and shame yourself and follow ones that encourage gratitude instead! (ahem...like @ishawarriors)

6. Surround yourself with people who practice gratitude instead of gossip, appreciation instead of complaining etc...

   Examples of things you can write...

   • I’m grateful I can walk down the street 

   • I’m thankful that I can feel the sun on my face 

   • I’m glad I have a voice that I can speak. I can talk to my friends and I have fingers that can text. 

   • I love that I can see the beauty around me.

   • I’m glad that I can smile and brighten someone’s day.

   • I’m grateful my lungs let me breathe and live.

   • I’m thankful I can listen to my favorite music artist.

   • I’m glad my arms can give and receive hugs.

   • I appreciate that I get to enjoy my favorite food.

   • I’m thankful I can smell my favorite scented candle.

   • I’m so lucky my heart pumps 100,000 x each day. 

   • I’m grateful I get to play my favorite sport.

   • I appreciate my strong thighs that support my body.Books to check out: 

• The Thank-You Project: Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time by Nancy Davis Kho

• The Gratitude Project: How the Science of Thankfulness Can Rewire Our Brains for Resilience, Optimism, and the Greater Good by Robert Emmons

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