Your Weekly Body Image Check-in
3 quick questions & you're done!
This has been a challenging week for many people. Remember that your body image is tied to your overall mental health. So be extra gentle with yourself in the coming week.
Checking in weekly with your body image can help you feel less overwhelmed and may even help you spot positive or negative patterns. Let’s do this!
No matter how you answered, kudos for taking the time to notice how you feel. Next question…
Having a small, easy action item helps you learn to take care of yourself and your body image. Ready for your last check-in question?
This week, notice if checking in with your body image helped you feel more empowered.
Paid subscribers get access to the weekly body image lesson as well as an audio recording of the lesson + a quick breathing prompt. If you’re visually impaired or are experiencing financial difficulties and would like to access this feature for free, please email: virgie@virgietovar.com.
Something I learned in therapy was the encouraging phrase: “Great awareness!”
I’d say, “I feel disempowered and enraged,” and my therapist would reply, “Great awareness, Virgie!”
I’d say, “I’m unbelievably anxious,” and my therapist would reply, “Great awareness, Virgie!”
What did he mean? He meant that on my journey toward healing, the simple ability to notice how I was feeling was something worth celebrating. Maybe you’ve had a thought like, “I hate how I look,” or “If my body just did ______,