Tag: eating disorder recovery
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Writing our own Step 5
“Practicing bringing the things that we feel shame about and keep hidden into the light. Seeing how sharing ourselves and practicing wise vulnerability can help build community. “
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Step 4+5 Journaling
Recognizing things we feel good about is as important as taking inventory of the things we feel shame about.
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More Step 4 Journaling
Step Four (traditional language): Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Charlotte Kasl reminds us that it is important to “take inventory” of positive things that support our recovery and that we want to grow towards. Another core component of Step 4 is examining the thoughts, feelings and behaviors that fuel, encourage or…
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Step 4 Journaling
Option 1: Imagine a future version of yourself, in strong recovery or recovered, and able to be present for your connected and authentic life. What areas of guilt or shame did you need let go of? Were there secrets you needed to share with someone so you could let go? Were there things you needed…
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Step 3 Journaling/Art Making
Step 3 asks us to honestly examine our willingness to put our trust in something beyond our eating disorders. As we read on Monday, even though a leap or change is not required at this step, just stating our willingness can feel terrifying because we still have faith that our eating disorders are what keep…
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Writing Your Own Step 2
Traditional EDA/AA 12 Step Language for Step 2: Came to believe that a Higher Power could restore us to sanity. Charlotte Kasl writes that the most imporant elements of step two are “hope, faith, and developing strength.” She writes, “When we’re about to give up an addiction or dependency, it sometimes feels as if we’re…
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Alternative Step 2 Journaling Prompts
Goals and wishes for your life Nature The universe Love for family and/or friends Your own inner wisdom and desire to recover Trust in treatment team (like a therapist) or peer group Music Art Books Animals Write about how your life might be different if you relied on this and put faith in it over…
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Alternative Ways to Think About Step 2 – Eating Disorder Recovery
Traditional step 2 language: We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. The EDA steps are adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous steps which were written in the 1950s. That language uses terms like “sanity” and “insanity” in a way that can feel stigmatizing and dated in terms of how…
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Wednesday, January 11: Writing Your Own Step 1
Tonight we’re going to work on writing our own versions of Step 1. Traditional EDA language (Adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous): We admitted we were powerless over our eating disorders, that our lives had become unmanageable. Summary of key components: Being honest with ourselves about our lives, including our eating disorder’s impacts. Recognizing that our eating…
