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. .
