Write! ~ “Right!” Have you ever written in a journal? It's a great way to put your private and personal feelings on paper. It is important to get your thoughts "out of your head" and make them tangible by putting them in writing. Often the thoughts you have about your relationship are disconnected from the real issue. Your mind skips from one thought to the next so rapidly you have no time to focus on thinking about what really matters. Journaling is for women AND men. Men … [Read more...]
What is Personal Resilience?
December 29, 2012 by
Resilience in Women Sustainable Self-Esteem One of the terms that is often used when considering how we cope collectively with the triple challenges of peak oil, climate change and economic meltdown is “resilience”. It seems we would benefit from cultivating this collectively at the levels of local community, at a national level and globally.Whenever we attempt to establish resilience at a community level (any sort of community, whether this is your household, the town … [Read more...]
Are you feeling ‘stuck and powerless’? – WOMEN in RECOVERY
September 30, 2012 by
How many times have you felt stuck in your recovery or in other areas of your life? Have you ever felt powerless against your eating disorder or powerless in areas of your life making you want your eating disorder even more? These two states of being are extremely powerful forces in one’s recovery, and in life as a whole. You can either allow them to debilitate you, or help move you to a better place. In the past month or so, I have felt these two states of being particularly powerfully, … [Read more...]
SELF LOVE – How Do You Like You So Far? , WOMEN in RECOVERY
September 15, 2012 by
How Do You Like You So Far? .... that is the question! In 1956 psychologist and social philosopher Erich Fromm proposed that loving oneself is different from being arrogant, conceited or egocentric. He proposed that loving oneself means caring about oneself, taking responsibility for oneself, respecting oneself, and knowing oneself (e.g. being realistic and honest about one's strengths and weaknesses). He proposed, further, that in order to be able to truly love … [Read more...]
WOMEN in RECOVERY – Believe in Yourself
December 8, 2011 by
Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right. - Henry Ford. … [Read more...]
