“You can't hate yourself happy, You can't criticize yourself thin, You can't shame yourself wealthy. Real change begins with self-love and self care.” RealSelfCareHateSelf LoveShameWealthyCriticizeSelf CareHate YouReal Change Author:Jessica Ortner
“It suddenly hit me—it was nearly impossible to take good care of something I hated. I’d spent so long hating my body that I didn’t know how to respect and nurture myself or my body. By focusing so much on my exterior, I also robbed myself of the opportunity to feel good about myself and my body, simply because I didn't meet a cultural standard of beauty that is obsessed with thinness. That created stress that interfered with my weight loss and with my own happiness.” KnowsFeelsLongBodyCareHateOpportunityMy OwnLossKnow HowImpossibleStandardsWeightStressFeel GoodHatedObsessedNurtureWeight LossExteriorThinnessMy Own HappinessStandards Of Beauty Author:Jessica Ortner
“Because we haven’t been taught to appreciate and love ourselves in this way, we don’t feel like we deserve self-care and pleasure. Instead, we cling to our To Do lists and sacrifice our health and well-being for the sake of others. Then, when we feel deprived of our basic human need for relaxation and enjoyment, we turn to food as our sole source of pleasure. When we then try to deprive ourselves of food through dieting, we deny the last bit of pleasure we have in our lives. And that strategy never works!” WayNeedsFeelsTryingHumansWellsSelfCareLastsTurnsBitsPleasureOur LivesSacrificeHavensTaughtSourceDeserveAppreciateAnd LoveStrategySakeDenyListsWell BeingEnjoymentSoleSelf CareRelaxationDeprivedDietingHuman NeedsBasic Human Needs Author:Jessica Ortner
