Each Monday you will find a tip, activity, inspirational quote or other information that will help you improve your body image, either directly or indirectly and hopefully start the week on a positive note!
Do you have a tip for improving your body image? Email me at mtartakovsky at gmail dot com, and I’ll be happy to feature it. I would love to hear from you!
Recently I read a great quote from Albert Einstein in Tina Seeling’s book InGenius: a crash course in creativity:“If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first fifty-five minutes determining the right question to ask, because once I know the right question, I could solve the problem in less than an hour. five minutes.”
In other words, the questions are essential. Asking the right questions helps us identify the best solutions. Asking the right questions helps us challenge ourselves and make powerful changes.
In other words, the questions you ask yourself can help you improve your body image, refine your self-care practices, and better meet your needs.
Here is a list of 23 questions to help you reconnect and build a more positive body image.
(Cheryl Richardsonincludes a helpful list of self-care questions in her bookThe Art of Extreme Self-Care: Transform Your Life One Month at a Time. Below are some of the questions based on his list.)
- If my body could speak now, what would it say?
- What do I need right now?
- How can I celebrate my body every day?
- What makes me feel worse about my body? (e.g. women’s magazines, diet books, keeping a scale at home.)
- Which people make me feel bad about my body and myself? For what?
- Which people make me feel better about myself and myself? For what?
- What helps me feel good about myself?
- What’s not working?
- What do I need to feel nourished, energetic and strong?
- What helps me manage stress in a healthy way?
- What has my body helped me do these past few days?
- What helps me express my emotions effectively?
- What are the bare minimum Do I need to feel good?
- What can I eliminate from my life that doesn’t make me feel good?
- What are my favorite ways to move my body?
- What brings me joy?
- What does a positive body image mean to me?
- What does this look like?
- What does self-love mean to me?
- What does this look like?
- How can I make my house a self-care sanctuary?
- What can I give me permission for today?
- If I don’t have much time to take care of myself today, what can I do? in 15 minutes to feed myself?
If you want, write down the questions that interest you and ask them daily or weekly. Check in with yourself. See what you need. See what feels energizing and wonderful. See what it is not to serve you more. See what makes you feel strong and empowered. See what brings you joy.
What other questions can you ask yourself to improve your body image?