Perhaps this has happened to you. You’ve read fat acceptance and Health At Every Size blogs. You believe in loving your body, and have gotten to the point where you really see the beauty in bodies of all shapes and sizes. And yet, when it comes to your own body, you get stuck. You know you should love your body, but you’re not quite there yet.
Fat acceptance folks often talk about having been through this cognitive dissonance phase. Intellectually, you know your body is worthy of love, and yet, that lingering negative voice that’s been with you longer than you can remember is still telling you it’s not possible.
This week, break the dissonance. Tell yourself that negative voice is wrong.
Are you ready to move through your cognitive dissonance? Then check out the full story here: Courtney Love’s Nose, Cognitive Dissonance & Body Image.
Golda is a certified holistic health counselor and founder of Body Love Wellness. She counsels women and men throughout the country on how to get off the dieting roller coaster, give their bodies what they really crave, and love their bodies and themselves. Golda's counseling and activism work have been featured on CBS's The Early Show, ABC's Nightline and Time Out New York. For more support with healing your relationship with food and your body, get your free copy of Golda's Top Ten Tips For Divine Dining by clicking here.
