Tag: ED support group
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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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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…
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How does the eating disorder “try to help?” – Another Step 1 Journaling/Art/Reflection Prompt
Many of us realize that we turn to our eating disorders as a way to help ourselves feel better: by numbing, distracting, or otherwise helping us cope with difficult life circumstances. We want to be clear: many of us do have very real and challenging life issues like serious illness of ourselves or a family…
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What could life look like without an eating disorder? Step 1 Journaling/Art/Reflection Prompts
This step is about committing ourselves to growth and recovery and recommitting to honoring our own hearts, minds, bodies and values — over our eating disorders. In many 12 step programs, taking the first step often means writing a history of our illnesses – when they started, what form they took, and their consequences. The…
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Step One – An Expansive Approach
“Traditional” Language: “We admitted we were powerless over our eating disorders – that our lives had become unmanageable.” Thoughts: This step is about committing ourselves to growth and recovery and recommitting to honoring our own hearts, minds, bodies and values — over our eating disorders. “Accepting where we are at this point in our lives…
