Flourish Recovery Coaching

Let’s talk about mental health! What are your darkest thoughts? What are your deepest fears? ... What keeps you awake at night? Do you seek help for your struggles? What about medications? Let’s end the stigma of the shame around mental health issues. Let’s be open and share with each other. I personally struggle with addiction abuse disorders, and multiple eating disorders. I’m in recovery for both. Along with that I struggle with symptoms of depression, anxiety and PTSD. I take medications and I’m ok with that. I feel no shame with needing extra help to get me through my days. Some days it hard. The simplest tasks feel impossible. My thoughts race at night, and leads to night terrors that leave me waking up sweating and completely exhausted. I never know when I’ll get triggered into having flashbacks from traumatic events. But today I have the tools to cope, which I am thankful for. I am able to process my emotions and reach out to my support system. I am to make appointments with my counselor and work through my struggles. I am able to take my medications every day. It’s ok, to not be ok. #bellletstalk

Strong and courageous women

Life is short Love unconditionally, yourself and those around you. Laugh so hard you cry. Feel JOY! ... Feel sadness, embrace it. Allow yourself to cry. Live in the present. Stop living in your past or obsessing about your future. Stay in the moment. One day at a time. Make real connections with the people around you. Hold them close to your heart. Take chances and risks. Take that leap of faith. Step outside of your comfort. Do things that you may or may not regret. Choose recovery. Freedom from foods, allowing yourself to honor your bodies cravings. Move your body for joy not punishment. Life is so damn short. I am not longer willing to waist it on things that don’t nourish my mind, spirit, body and soul. I am not longer willing to hold back and not do the things that scare me. I am no longer willing to not choose happiness and freedom. I am not longer willing to not embrace my authentic self. I am not longer willing to not love Emma. @sonder.lenses

Finding your identity outside of your eating disorder takes time. You may have days where you feel lost, and don’t know who you are. You may find your self asking questions like: What do I like to do for fun? What are my interests? ... What type of person am I attracted to? Who am I? In this picture you see a person who was terrified to come into their self. I was scared. Scared no one would like me. Scared that people only liked me because of my eating disorder. When I’m fact it’s was the exact opposite. I pushed people away in my eating disorder. I was angry and hurtful towards those who loved me. I was self-centered and did selfish things constantly to get what I wanted, while not caring who I hurt along the way. Today I am true to myself. I am loving, compassionate, kind, weird and outspoken. I do things for others with no expectations that I will receive the same in return. All of these attributes I gained through my recovery. I also gained self love and acceptance. Today I am perfectly imperfect. @sonder.lenses #edwarrior #edrecovery #normalizenormalbodies #selflove #selfacceptance #selfawareness #addiction #sober #recovery #gratitude #lifeworthliving

@aritzia the target of your clothing brand needs to change. It’s time to make a difference and accept all bodies of all shapes and sizes.

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This is my authentic beauty Going for a dip in the ocean with fellows recovering from their eating disorders. Not caring what my body looks like as I dive into the icy cold waters. ... Feeling joy, laughing and screaming at the top of our lungs. Thanking my body for allowing me this chance to live my life to the fullest. Days like this I feel reborn. I feel like my true authentic self. Not caring about the judgments from others and the society that we live in. I am so grateful for this. There are truly no words to describe my gratitude for the life I live today. Turning dark grey days into the brightest @sonder.lenses