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Difference: A Quick Lesson

If you have 3 minutes, give this a listen. "Difference" is a topic so often discussed, but we forget about some things that truly enhance its meaning. Let's go!

Perfectionism as an Obstacle to Recovery

This week starts a new 4 week rotation, during which I will be discussing 4 huge obstacles to achieving full recovery: perfectionism, people-pleasing, stigmas, and defensiveness. Today's video is devoted to the topic of perfectionism, specifically as a recovery roadblock. Stay tuned for the next 3 weeks, during which the other topics will be discussed at length.

Finding the Root

In this week's video, I discuss getting to the root of your eating disorder, but remembering not to get caught up in the past or the problem. Instead, keep your focus on the NOW and understand that finding the root of your eating disorder can be helpful, but not necessary to keep moving forward with your health and well-being.

How to Compliment Yourself!

This week's Wednesday video: How to Compliment Yourself! And it's only 1 minute. ONE minute. :-)

Stop Feeling Inferior!

This week's Wednesday video:

You're Invited to a Celebration!

Need a pick-me-up? This quick, bonus video might be just the thing for today:

Relapse: Remembering What You've Learned

Last week's Wednesday video recapping and encouraging:

Being Kind to Yourself Through Physical/Mental Recovery

Important topic this week, folks.

We're starting a new 4 week rotation this week! (Set-backs / Relapse / Relapse-Prevention)

This week's topic:

Week of March 4 - 10 - Being kind to yourself when new to recovery. Recognizing the struggle that might persist even when you are physically and behaviorally improved. Having compassion for the struggle. Setting up a strong support network to work through it. Not being HARD on yourself for having a hard time with it.

Quick Lessons from Arielle

This week's video is comprised of some quick lessons. Take them to heart. :-)

A Little Reminder

For those of you who need a reminder:

Expressions of Gratitude

Crisis: Coping with Transition; Coping with PTSD

I have been continuing the 4 week rotation on crisis. Week one, I talked about Crisis in the form of loss of a support team or member of your support team. Week two, I talked about Crisis in the form of the death of a loved one or a large scale disaster (like a hurricane). Below are the videos for weeks 3 and 4. 

Coping with Transition or a New Place:



PTSD:

Comparisons

Insecure

Something completely different for your Wednesday Warrior video this week: slam poetry from Arielle. It's doubling as a Wednesday Warrior video and a video in my new Poetry Series, simply because it can! We're currently doing a 4 week rotation on Acceptance, and this week's specific topic is Insecurities.

Enjoy! Take your power back!

More Recovery Questions: Recovered and the Now

Finishing up the 4 week rotation on recovery questions:

More Recovery Questions: Challenges and Strengths

How Did You Recover? and Other Questions...

This week's Wednesday Warrior video is a response to several questions and the beginning of a new 4 week rotation (so stay tuned!). 

What IS Motivational Speaking?

Motivation is the desire to do things. What those "things" are is up to you. A definition for motivation is:

the act or an instance of motivating,  or providing with a reason to act in a certain way

I like to think that I do both of those things - that Actively Arielle: A Voice with a Commitment and everything this site, the videos, Twitter, and beyond stand for is pure and simple motivation.  In any case, that is my goal. Motivational speaking, broken down, is very basic, guileless, honest, and pure. It is not some grandiose thing that sets someone apart from the rest of the world. 

To me, motivational speaking is about you. For you. 

As for the speaking aspect of the term motivational speaking, there are many different ways to speak. Through spoken word, through video, through typed words on a screen, through images and declarations of encouragement...

Actions speak. And then they motivate.

Which means... (that's right!)... YOU can motivate too.