PODCAST: Abuse and Body Image
Emerge from Past Pain & Reclaim Your Life
There are many different types of abuse. It can come from the self or it can come from others but all forms of abuse are painful.
What happens when the abuse from another turns into excessive abuse towards yourself in the form of punishing, destructive and sabotaging exercise and eating behaviours?
In this brand new podcast video I invited Elena Terziyska from EAT Nutrition to talk – for the first time in public – about her experience of remembering her childhood sexual abuse and how that fuelled her body hate, shame and guilt.
Elena had spent her life trying to improve the way she looked by turning to restrictive, starvation diets that only had her bingeing and punishing herself days later.
Whilst throwing herself into fitness and preparing for a body-building competition, Elena lost herself to an unhealthy obsession. Dedicating herself to a punishing exercise and dieting routine (which she now refers to as ‘torture’), Elena became aware that her desire to get on that stage and show off her hard work was motivated by a need to feel loved and worthy. It was then that she realised she needed to first love herself, and dropped out.
This turning point was the start of reclaiming her life, and led to the lightness of discovering that there is absolutely nothing wrong with her body or who she is, who she was or who she is striving to become.
After seeking help and uncovering repressed memories, the answers Elena was seeking finally gave her the biggest awakening to healing and forgiveness…
She realised that what other people do to you, has nothing to do with you! In realising it wasn’t her fault, Elena was able to set herself free.
May this deeply insightful and powerful conversation inspire and empower you to know for yourself that:
- you never asked for it,
- you didn’t deserve it,
- you didn’t allow it,
- it just happened,
- and it was never your fault.
Your worth is not defined by what happened to you in the past.
Connect with Elena at www.eat-nutrition.com/
Like her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ElenaTerz/
LISTEN ON SOUNDCLOUD HERE
WATCH THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE HERE
NB. If you recognise this pattern within yourself, please SEEK HELP. Reach out to me or Elena, or someone you trust. Or please seek professional help with your nearest helpline or qualified holistic therapist who specialises in sexual abuse.
HELPFUL RESOURCES:
HO’OPONOPONO meditation
LET GO OF ANGER AND MAKE WAY FOR FORGIVENESS article
Please reply or comment with your personal insights, ah-haas and intentions for your own self-care! I love reading your comments!
Thank you for helping me create more value and support to help you be happier, love yourself, and finally enjoy food and life without stressing yourself out.
