I was not OK this week. (swipe for my pick me up) . I broke down. A straw fina
I was not OK this week.? (swipe ? for my pick me up❤️❤️❤️)
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I broke down. A straw finally broke the camel’s back and that straw was one of my doors being tough to shut.?♀️ I threw a nearly 30 year old temper tantrum full on screaming, crying and throwing sh*t. Did I handle this in the best way possible? Nope. But did it happen? Yup.
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I shared this in my stories and received so many messages of “THANK YOU” that I wanted it to live on for more than 24 hours. To hopefully normalize feeling your feelings and the fact that this time of year feelings can be STRONG.
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I felt a bit of guilt ? like “I have no right to feel this way. My life is great! I’m just overwhelmed by all of it.” My life IS great. I love it. ❤️ But I also have feelings and those feelings are valid. And if you’re reading this right now know that yours are valid too.
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When we don’t feel our feelings that is when we turn to food ??? and body as a way to cope be it emotional eating or restricting for control.
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We’ve been talking about this a lot in @the_socieaty intuitive eating community. About this “pull” to diet right now. And it’s likely a coping mechanism for all of the stress, overwhelm and comparisonitis we have going on right now?⛄️❄️? . We have to feel our feelings! We have to actually cope and work through them because trying to shrink your body won’t do it.
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It’s okay not to be okay. It can be GOOD to not feel ok! Cause ya know what? ? That means you’re feeling something. And that can be your invitation to work through whatever it is you are feeling. And when we work through things? We grow! We learn! And isn’t that amazing?!
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I’m learning from this meltdown.
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In sum: Everyone has their own sh*t going on. Your feelings are valid. And a diet won’t fix anything.
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Toodaloo, friends.
