October Challenge: Body Image Reset

Introduction

Welcome to The Body Image Reset for the month of October! I figured since it is my birthday month + I’m spending this month in Mexico teaching others about body image, that I would give you at home something to do to help you work through your body image. Remember, however, that many of us are dealing with 25+ years of negative body image thoughts and even a month of doing these practices, while beneficial will not completely undo it. There is no final destination, but rather, a sharpening of the skills needed to swat away the unhelpful thoughts, beliefs, and ideas we have about bodies. Instead, this month is going to focus on helping you bring awareness to your body image thoughts & beliefs, creating quantifiable metrics for “achieving” a better body image, and overall, giving you practical tools and resources to help you continue this work after the month!

What you need to get started:

• Journal/Notebook + writing utensil

• Mirror

• Photographs of your younger years

• Photograph that you dislike yourself in

• Lotion/body oil

• Camera (phone is fine!)

Emotionally what you will need to do the work:

• Compassion

• Kindness

• Love

• Intention

• Forgiveness

• Gratitude

So, are you ready? You will receive 1 weekly email every Saturday to give you a task to focus on for the week. The key is to become consistent in doing the 1 task every day for the week and we will be “stacking” habits until the end of the month.