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Stop Beating Yourself Up
This is a topic I am passionate about. I make a lot of promises in this episode. Tune in as I share 3 ways you can go from hating yourself to loving yourself. -Watch your self-talk -100 things List -One-minute mirror exercise FEATURED ON THE SHOW Email Rachael at rachael@ajoyfulyou.com Instagram Website Demi Lovato I Love Me Self-Love Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 YouTube BFF Video Stephanie Nielsen Martin Luther King Quote Transcript: I’m Rachael Collins at the Joyful You Podcast; this is episode 63: Stop Beating Yourself Up! Welcome to The Joyful You Podcast. On this show I talk all about living a…
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5 Ways to Have More Body Love
The way we think about and view our body matters. It matters because when we have a positive body image (or what I’m choosing to call body love), we feel comfortable in our body and happy with the way we look. And when we’re comfortable and happy, then we are able to be in tune with what our body really needs (physically and emotionally). We treat our body well and take care of it instead of beating it up, punishing it with strict diets, disordered eating, intense workouts, or overeating in an attempt to numb out all our emotional distress with food. Here are 5 ways you can begin to…
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Why Body Love and Weight Loss Go Hand in Hand
There is a wide spectrum of opinions out there. On one end we have those that believe if you love your body you shouldn’t want or need or even desire to change anything about it. On the other end of the spectrum are those that believe you need to shame and hate and criticize yourself to motivate change. That if you’re not a size 0 then you should be. It’s very black and white. Both sides are essentially saying “you can’t love your body and want to lose weight.” It has to be one or the other. Pick a side. My opinion falls smack dab in the middle of this spectrum.…
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5 ways to stop worrying
When it comes to emotions, there are ones that are useful and ones that are not. Worry is one of those that is not useful. So, why do we worry? We worry because our brain thinks it is useful. It tricks us into thinking that worrying will help us avoid pain and discomfort But actually what it does is the opposite. It causes pain and discomfort because worrying feels terrible! (Can I get an amen?) wor.ry According to the Collins dictionary (yep that’s a real thing- I didn’t make it up), “if you worry, you keep thinking about problems or unpleasant things that MIGHT happen.” —Keyword is MIGHT but probably…
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Fear
Does fear hold you back from living your life to the fullest? Are there dreams you want to achieve but are scared to take the needed action? On this episode I dive in where these fears come from and how to tackle them. We discuss the two core fears that run our lives and how to face our fears head on! Showing up in your life may require some fear but with the tools I want to teach you today, you’ll be better equipped to handle any fear that comes your way. Tune in to learn more. Mentioned on this episode: Follow Rachael on Instagram – @ajoyfulyou Choosing Clarity:…
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Loving Your Lovable Self
We are all 100% loveable. There is nothing we can do to be more worthy of love. We can’t earn it. And it can’t be taken away. It’s just there. If you don’t love yourself or even like yourself, it’s a reflection of your choice not to. It has nothing to do with your lovability. Having an amazing relationship with yourself boils down to how you choose to think about yourself. If you want to like yourself more, simply commit to thinking awesome thoughts about yourself.
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Practicing Patience
Change can be challenging and it can be a slooooow process. It requires LOTS of patience and LOTS of grace Beating yourself up will not make the process go any faster. So, let’s not even bother going there. The mind likes to be efficient. It thinks it’s helping you out by running the same thoughts and patterns over and over again. But the GOLDEN TICKET to change is: PRACTICING PATIENCE Like learning to play an instrument well, lasting change requires you to practice over and over and over again. Without patience and grace, you are in a battle with your own mind, and when it’s you against you, you’re always…
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Restrciton Love
Last year I “tried on” the belief that ALL FOOD RESTRICTION IS BAD. There are some really loud people out there preaching this. So, I decided to try it out, and see for myself. I went all in. While eating everything and anything was fun for awhile, the consequences of having zero food restrictions weren’t. I felt awful. I gained weight. My aches and pains returned along with a foggy brain. After testing it out, I’ve come to the belief that Restriction = Love Thinking of it this way really helps me. We have restrictions in our marriage. We don’t kiss or have sex with others just because we want…
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Self-Made Prison
Do you sometimes feel like you are is stuck in a prison? You try to free yourself but nothing seems to ever work. You’ve tried program after program, Read diet book after diet book, Self-help post after self-help post None of them work long-term or maybe not at all. You end up feeling more stuck. What if I told you there is a way out? What if I told the key to unlocking the prison cell is YOUR MINDSET. The mind is like a very powerful computer. The things you focus on are what your mind seeks to create for you. At some point and to no fault of your…
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Being Enough
23 Most women think that somehow their life will magically be better once they lose the weight. That somehow being thin, will make them more confident, beautiful, talented, kind, etc. I used to believe this. Then I lost the weight and guess what? I was still the same old me with the same old insecurities and problems. I thought I’d feel happy once I lost all the weight and got down to a certain skinny jean size. I thought my life would be nothing but rainbows and butterflies. Boy was I wrong! The truth is your weight does NOT determine how worthy or adequate you are. Self-confidence and BEING ENOUGH…
