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Are you unhappy with your weight? Do you do something that causes your body harm? If not now, have you done so in the past?
I would encourage you to listen to the episode below "Reclaim Your Body From Shame" and then spend some time exploring how these issues impact your life personally. I have found that body image has nothing to do with other things in my life like how I run my business or how well I interact in my close relationships. But when something doesn't go as planned, my first
line of attack, if I am not careful, is toward my body. I'll criticize my body instead of looking at the real issue at hand.
Do YOU do that? I would encourage you to explore this issue by signing up for the assigment below. Of course, your privacy is very important and I will not share your information with anyone.
Hello, I'm Tamara Johnson, your host of the Get Out of the Mud Show. Today, I want to take some time to share with you my personal exploration of body image and shame because it is a problem that is rampant for so many of us in this culture. So, let me tell you what happened for me and then I will tell you how this issue affects so many of us, even if size is not your particular issue. I think it is a discussion we need to begin to have to be able to reclaim ourselves from shame and self-rejection. I have also decided to re-structure the weekly assignments. Instead of having a quote, I'm going to create an assignment associated with the week's discussion topic. So look in your e-mail box this Friday (if you have signed up for assignments) for the assignment that goes along with today's exploration.
Last Friday, I had the great privilege of returning to the wilderness for a 3-hour solo medicine walk in the wilderness of the San Francisco Bay Area. The insights and healing I gained there were, once again, tremendous. On this walk, I began my journey in the energy of pondering deep questions that had arisen for me while I was listening deeply to my own inner voice and setting my intentions for my journey. Before each of us set out on our solo walk, we shared our intentions as well as our growth since our last journey. .
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Asha is the creator of the Birth of Your Life System-- a Spiritual childbirth course and the creator of the Reclaiming Your Power Formula. She is a contributing writer for various publications, including the book Soulful Parenting. Asha is a speaker, mentor & coach, and is dedicated to assisting women achieve their personal and professional goals. For more on Asha, please visit www.reclaimingyourpower.com & www.birthofyourlife.com
My love offering to women who have been raped. My prayer is that you can reach a similar place in your healing journey.
Much Love,
Tamara
Survivor Psalm
I have been victimized.
I was in a fight that was not a fair fight.
I did not ask for the fight.
I lost.
There is no shame in losing such fights, only in winning.
I have reached the stage of survivor and no longer a slave of victim status.
I look back with sadness rather than hate.
I look forward with hope rather than despair.
I may never forget, but I need not constantly remember.
I was a victim.
I am a survivor.
Hello, I'm Tamara Johnson, your host of The Get Out of the Mud Show. Thank you for joining me today. As a regular feature of my show, I answer a question that comes from one of my listeners and today, I am going to respond to a question from a woman who asked me about sexual assault. She wants to know how she can overcome the guilt she feels. She also tells me that she has tried to ignore her memories of the rape, but she just cannot forget what happened.
Let me begin by stating that although you feel isolated, you are not alone. One in six American women are victims of sexual assault according to the National Sexual Assault Hotline. Let me also say that you can get free, confidential assistance by calling the hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE.
This is such a sensitive issue and I will do my best to help you understand why being raped is such a powerfully negative experience -- even years after it occurred. And, I will do my best to help you understand how to cope and heal. I also want you to understand that it is very difficult to heal from this kind of trauma on your own. I would recommend that you find a caring, responsive counselor who can help you walk through the difficult process of healing after rape. Trying to ignore the problem will only insure that you will be struggling with the same feelings, symptoms and problems for years to come.
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Hello, I'm Tamara Johnson, your host of The Get Out of the Mud Show with this week's Quote and Assignment.
Today's quote comes from Mainbocher, who said:
"To be well turned out, a woman should turn her thoughts in."
I love this quote because it so elegantly describes the process of growth and personal responsibility for our feelings and actions that each of us has. Inevitably, each of us will be confronted daily with situations, both expected and unexpected that invoke emotional responses. Many people believe that when that happens, it is the situation that causes the emotions and the behavior that occurs after the initial emotional response. The truth is that it is possible to become very good at managing your actions when you become good at monitoring your feelings and completing appropriate self-care action based upon the feedback your feeling system is providing to you. In order to do that, you must look inward and use a thoughtful, analytical process to help you understand your best course of action.
If you would like the assignment associated with today's quote, simply fill in your e-mail address in the form below. I take your privacy very seriously and will not share your information with anyone.
Be sure to tell your friends about The Get Out of the Mud Show, so they can help you win your Advance Author's Autographed copy of Pull Yourself Out of the Mud: Know and Love Who You Are and Get MORE Out of Life!
Until next time, I'm Tamara Johnson. Thanks for listening!
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