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Why feel when you can eat (or not)?
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Managing Emotions Kira Hensley 2022-03-31 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Managing Emotions Kira Hensley 2022-03-31

Why feel when you can eat (or not)?

Vanessa restricts to avoid feeling out of control, Jennifer uses sugar to cope with tension, and Ishani overeats to numb the feelings of anxiety.

What’s going on here? Why do Vanessa, Jennifer, and Ishani using food to cope with emotion, and others don’t?

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You’ve been “not thinking” wrong this whole time!
Mindfulness, Managing Thoughts Kira Hensley 2021-08-31 Mindfulness, Managing Thoughts Kira Hensley 2021-08-31

You’ve been “not thinking” wrong this whole time!

Discover two processes (noticing the thought and categorization) that help create psychological distance from the thought, so we can begin to view thoughts as simply - thoughts.

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What do we go to when our patience shrinks, ladies? Often self-criticism.

Here's the thing - shame doesn’t positively regulate the nervous system - compassion does.

Perimenopause lowers stress thresholds, and December asks for more of everyth Midlife isn’t always about finding yourself.
Sometimes it’s about turning things down so you can function. 
No epiphanies required.
Just a gentler volume setting. 🔘

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One sip. One breath. One song in the car before you go inside.
You don’t need to do more — you need _less_, on purpose.

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