Tag: shame

  • From Hiding to Wholeness

    From Hiding to Wholeness

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    The untold truth behind yesterday’s “madness to miracles” story I remember the moment I pressed “publish” on my very first Deeper Cravings blog revealing my personal (decades long) struggle with emotional eating, weight yo-yoing and body shame. I felt exposed, vulnerable, and strangely exhilarated all at once. For the first time, I was telling the…

  • Baring it all in the Bedroom

    Baring it all in the Bedroom

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    Ever wrap a bed sheet around your behind so your lover wouldn’t see you as you got up to go to the bathroom? I talk a lot about the impact of negative body image on one’s relationship with oneself but I don’t often discuss how it impacts our relationships with others. Loathing our bodies has many detrimental repercussions on…

  • Belly Muzzle

    Belly Muzzle

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    I used to spend a great deal of energy trying, in whatever way I could, to suppress and minimize the appearance of my belly; sucking in, zipping up, slouching down, hunching over…you name it. When I began exploring the deeper cravings concepts I learned that my embarrassment was denying me from responding to the countless…