In this week of Thanksgiving, it is appropriate to revisit two key topics which I’ve addressed previously in “Body Image Rehab,” gratitude and perspective. It’s common for those of us who have eating and body issues to focus on what we don’t like about our bodies. Of course, if you look for something wrong, you’ll find it! Likewise, if you search for the positive aspects, you are sure to find those, too…
As I’ve been on the journey of recovery from eating disorders and negative body image for a number of years, I’ve gained a lot of perspective along the way. I’ve come to better appreciate all of the blessings that my body affords me, and I now have many more feelings of genuine gratitude for my physical being than I did in my dark years of anorexia and bulimia.
Some “Greatest Hits”
Since this is a shorter and busier week for most people (myself included…), I decided to revisit some of my favorite past posts on gratitude and perspective instead of creating all new content for this post. Included below are the summaries for some of this blog’s “greatest hits.” To read a given post in its entirety, simply click on the post title.
