They live inside your thoughts
You want to love yourself as you are and live in a body that feels at ease in the world.
And yet ...
You're obsessed with thinking that your butt, your breasts, your thighs are "too much this, not enough that"
You panic if your jeans fit even a tiny bit tighter and are sure everyone thinks you look ridiculous
You don't want your daughters inheriting your body shame, but you can't stop it for yourself
You wonder if another diet might be the answer (even though you've thought this a million times before)
It devastates you to think that you'll be caught in this body-negativity cycle forever
Then we use highly focused EFT Tapping to neutralize the emotional charge behind it — often in minutes.
That's when you can drop the shame story and genuinely smile at the woman you see in the mirror.
"This work has taught me to love myself as I am, heal my relationship to my body, and listen to my own inner knowing. I’ve begun to understand clearly my triggers for overeating. I'm not perfect at acting upon those yet, but I do pause to ask myself, 'What am I really hungry for?'"
—Bev L., Seattle, WA
When you change your thinking about your body ...
You see your body as the miracle it is and treat it with the care it deserves
You trust yourself more as you naturally cultivate positive thoughts that serve you
You feel more loving toward yourself (even the parts you still want to change)
You trade out relentless obsession for relaxed self-confidence
You move through the world as a woman of dignity who knows she deserves to be here
"I've learned how to love and honor myself. Do self-care. Listen to my heart and slow down. Been able to let go of wrong beliefs from childhood and replace them with the truth. I am not my traumas. Learning to eat better and nourish my body. It's been a wild journey but well worth it."
—Gail G., Anacortes, WA
I’m Marcella Friel, founder of the Women, Food & Forgiveness Academy, author of Tap, Taste, Heal, and a lifelong student of forgiveness and feminine wisdom.
For more than three decades I’ve walked a path of spiritual practice and recovery, rooted in Buddhist teachings and 12-Step living.
These traditions taught me that true freedom arises from compassion toward ourselves and service to others.
This is the spirit in which I welcome you: one heroine to another, remembering who we are, together.
—Jill M., Mill Valley, CA