Geneen Roth is an incredibly powerful advocate for body positivity, and especially through helping others recover from eating disorders. When I was writing about my eating disorder a couple weeks ago, I came across many of her quotes and books. I loved how honest she was about everything, and it made me insanely happy to know that she struggled just as I did. Geneen mainly talks about how the way to transform our relationship with our bodies is to be open, curious, and kind with ourselves instead of being impatient and harsh.
I especially loved this particular quote which I have written below, and I wanted to put it on this post because it really struck a chord with me. I don’t struggle with an eating disorder anymore, but I still have moments where I skip meals which is something I need to work on. I know so many people that will make negative comments about their own bodies, including myself, and I hope this quote from one of Geneen Roth’s books will help change your attitude about how you treat your body and mind. “For some reason, we are truly convinced that if we criticize ourselves, the criticism will lead to change. If we are harsh, we believe we will end up being kind. If we shame ourselves, we believe we end up loving ourselves. It has never been true, not for a moment, that shame leads to love. Only love leads to love. When you decide that you need to lose twenty pounds because you are disgusting at this weight or that you need to meditate every day or go to church on Sundays because you will go to hell if you don’t, you are making life decisions while you are being whipped with chains. The voice-induced decisions—those made from shame and force, guilt or deprivation, cannot be trusted. They do not last because they are based on fear of consequences instead of longing for truth. Instead, ask yourself what you love. Without fear of consequences, without force or shame or guilt. What motivates you to be kind, to take care of your body, your spirit, others, the earth? Trust the longing, trust the love that can be translated into action without the threat of punishment. Trust that you will not destroy what matters most. Give yourself that much." If you're wanting to read more, I'm going to link the rest of the chapter where I got this specific excerpt from. https://geneenroth.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/WFG.Chapter4.pdf
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