ABOUT REFRAMING HEALTH

 

What if we stopped fighting our bodies - and started caring for them? ​

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For years, I've watched people struggle with their health (including me!) because they've been taught to think about it as something they ned to fix, control, or fight.

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Eat less.

Exercise harder.

Lose weight.

Try the next diet.

Push through the exhaustion.

Start over Monday.

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And when those approaches don't last, it's easy to believe the problem is you.

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I don't believe that.

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I believe we need to reframe the way we think about health.

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Our bodies aren't the enemy. They are working for us every single day - adapting, protecting, repairing, moving, thinking and carrying us through everything life throws our way.

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So what if, instead of constantly criticizing our bodies, we treated them with the same patience and nurturing care we'd give our child or someone else we love?

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That's the idea behind Reframing Health.

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Health is more than how we eat or exercise.

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True well-being isn't created by one perfect meal or one intense workout.

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It's built through the everyday choices we repeat.

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What we eat. 

How we move.

How we sleep.

How we manage stress.

How we talk to ourselves.

How we respond when life doesn't go according to plan.

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These seemingly small choices can become powerful habits - and those habits can shape our futures.

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My goal is to help you understand why these things matter and, more importantly, how to make them realistic enough to become part of your life.

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My own perspective has changed, too.

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My professional experience has taught me a great deal about nutrition, movement, and behavior change. But life has taught me something just as important: health cannot always be controlled.

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There are circumstances we don't choose and challenges we can't prevent.

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My own experience with cancer gave me an even deeper appreciation for this truth. It changed the way I looked at my body and reminded me that health isn't something we should take for granted - or define solely by how we look.

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We can't control every outcome. But we can choose how we care for ourselves today.

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We can choose nourishment over punishment.

Movement over inactivity.

Rest over constantly pushing through.

Hope over hopelessness.

Progress over perfection.

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And we can choose to build habits that give our future selves the best possible foundation.

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