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Ep 0028 – My Bikini Disappointment and Sandy’s Tips from the Bravery Hotline

Laurie by the trees at the local park for episode 28
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I enjoy today’s walk around the park and decide to smile at what I have instead of mourning for what might have been.

Podcast Recap

Listener Sandy screws her courage to the sticking place and calls the Bravery Hotline to give us some great tips and thoughts about perfectionism and how to treat ourselves kindly. I keep my promise to post my bikini photo, and this triggers me to share my emotional story about how disappointed I was in this result. Now? I would wear this bikini in public if I looked like this. Expectations can trigger unfounded disappointment and I muse about how we can combat this.

Sandy as a girl with the squirrel

Sandy as a girl with the squirrel. She uses this photo as an anchor to remember to be kind to herself as she would to this small child.


Laurie at age 45 in a bikini after doing twenty-four weeks of weight training program, Body for Life, at age 45.

Me after doing twenty-four weeks of weight training program, Body for Life, at age 45.

Mentioned

Episode 26, where I describe how my perfectionism almost triggered a binge, and where I made my promise to post my bikini photo.

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Bravery Hotline

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Credits

Host: Laurie Weaver

Main Theme: I’m Letting Go by Josh Woodward from The Simple Life Part 1

I’m Letting Go (Josh Woodward) / CC BY 3.0

Resource of the day

Expectations and Disappointment By Linda Binns from the blog, Stress Guide 101. Not specific to body issues, but illuminating non-the-less. Try the exercise at the end in order to discover more about how your expectations may be rooted in your past.
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Ep 0027 – Blue Sky Smiling at Me – Learning Peace During Compulsive Eating Ups and Downs

The view during my awesome early morning hike.
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Fantastic view during this AM’s hike. I haven’t felt so well, in a long, long time. What a blessing and an opportunity to be out in this world of color and peace.

Podcast Recap

During a fantastic morning hike, I relate my gratitude for episode 26’s power to stop my binge. I also wax poetic about the ups and downs of weight, compulsion, and how we might become more accepting and peaceful with our bodies.
Sky the hiking dog I meet up with from time to time.

Sky the hiking dog. I met up with him and his owner/daddy today. Love his blue eyes. Cute pup!

Mentioned

My play-by-play binge avoidance and what caused the urge in the last half of episode 26.

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Bravery Hotline

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Credits

Host: Laurie Weaver

Main Theme: I’m Letting Go by Josh Woodward from The Simple Life Part 1

I’m Letting Go (Josh Woodward) / CC BY 3.0

Resource of the day

How much does your body hate weigh? Tips for loving your body at any size By Sara Zuboff from her blog, Peace in Practice. Thought provoking article about making peace with your size and the importance of being there with it at any size. Also a great exercise to try at the end to develop more neutral feelings if you automatically go into body-critical mode.
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Ep 0026 – Heading Off a Perfectionist Binge and Walking in Montrose for Kendra

I park my truck at one end of Montrose and get ready to walk to the other end to shop
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I park the truck at one end of town and get ready to record as I walk past the shops to the other end.

Podcast Recap

Mortified that I mixed up Canadian listener, Kendra, with New Englander listener, Maddy, during last episode’s walk in Descanso, I make good on my promise to deliver a sunny walk for winter-bound, Kendra by strolling through the charming shopping district of Montrose, California. Then, struck by my feelings of discomfort over the matter, decide to find a nice, quiet spot to podcast about perfectionism. Instead, you get the ring-side seat to the beginnings of a true binge based in frustration, finished off by how I outsmarted those frackin Robot Aliens this time.

Mentioned

See my Walk Through Montrose photo album on Facebook at https://facebook.com/compulsiveovereatingdiary

The walk in Descanso episode. Come over and support our brave Michelle

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Bravery Hotline

Leave your comments, questions, feelings and stories on Laurie’s podcast voicemail hotline – 206-350-6445. If you do, I’ll post the photo of me wearing a bikini! (At age 45 after completing a body building program).

Credits

Host: Laurie Weaver

Main Theme: I’m Letting Go by Josh Woodward from The Simple Life Part 1

I’m Letting Go (Josh Woodward) / CC BY 3.0

Resource of the day

THE PROBLEM OF PERFECTIONISM IN EATING DISORDERS By Betty Hughes, Ph.D.. LMHC. An extremely interesting clinical view about perfectionism and how it plays out in eating disorders. Eye-opening!
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Ep 0025 – The Tale of Two Listeners and a Virtual Sunny Stroll for Winter-bound Maddy

At my podcast spot for episode 25.
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I’m ready to record episode 25 by the dry river bed.

Podcast Recap

I give winter-bound, listener, Maddy a taste of sunny California by podcasting as I walk around part of Descanso Gardens. I’m also inspired by the story of Maddy and Sandy and read a poignant comment of Maddy’s from a past episode. Learn how to sign up for the podcast email list to get your own Alien Robot graphic to print and hang on your fridge.

Mentioned

See my Garden Walk photo album on Facebook at https://facebook.com/compulsiveovereatingdiary

The pathetic Episode 4

When things don’t go as expected Episode 11

Maddy’s comment in full

Sandy’s Comment

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Descanso Gardens

Bravery Hotline

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Credits

Host: Laurie Weaver

Main Theme: I’m Letting Go by Josh Woodward from The Simple Life Part 1

I’m Letting Go (Josh Woodward) / CC BY 3.0

Resource of the day

How to Make Aromatherapy Bath Salts a cool Wiki How article edited by Maluniu, Tabicat. I love to make my own bath salts and soak in them regularly. Take a look, maybe this fun project would appeal to you as well!
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Ep 0024 – Down the Compulsive Food Rabbit Hole With Secrecy and Insecurity – How to Cope?

Gracies shares her first selfie with me
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I forgot my phone to take a selfie this episode, so I decided Gracie, my mama-cat, makes a cute stand-in for a rabbit to go with today’s theme.

Podcast Recap

Feeling insecure, despite my current success, I wander around Descanso Gardens and muse about insecurity, secrecy, magical thinking and try to find ways to get myself back on the emotional track. Shout-out to my new online friend, Shirl!

Mentioned

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British Show, Secret Eaters, episode 1 on YouTube

Shirl’s brave post and our conversation over on the ‘about’ page.

Descanso Gardens

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Bravery Hotline

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Credits

Host: Laurie Weaver

Main Theme: I’m Letting Go by Josh Woodward from The Simple Life Part 1

I’m Letting Go (Josh Woodward) / CC BY 3.0

Resource of the day

Overcoming Insecurity: 3 Tips to Help Overcoming Insecurity and Get to Your Happy Place by inspirational blogger, Leslie, over at her blog, Live and Evolve. This is an awesome blog to stop off at if you’re feeling in need of encouragement. Well done Leslie!
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