"YOUR LIFE IS AS GOOD AS YOUR MINDSET"
My life used to feel like an entanglement of struggle and chaos.
I often found myself in a chronic state of stress. I was exhausted, burnt out, operating from survival. Worst of all, I became incredibly hard on myself and totally disheartened.
After many futile attempts trying to control some of the uncontrollables in my life, I finally realized that the only way out was in.
I had to change my mindset to change my story.
Our mindset is at the root of our personal stories –– the stories we have grown to believe and identify with –– those that often leave us hearing the same inner narration on repeat.
...I'm not good enough
...I'm not pretty enough
...I'm not smart enough
...I'm not successful enought
...Nobody loves me
...I hate my body
...My life is a mess
...My body is broken
...I am out of control around food
...I make bad choices
...I am a train wreck
Consequently, our stories can keep us stuck.
If we can connect to our pasts lovingly within ourselves, re-write and reframe our stories going forward, we can change our lives. The way we narrate our lives and tell our stories shapes what our lives become.
But have you considered your food story?
These are the traditions, heartful memories, the struggles, the beliefs, the characters, the pivotal moments that shaped our eating, and all that has occurred within our (often complex!) relationship to food.
We know our health is much more than what is on our plates and our mindset is a powerful ingredient to consider. I hope you enjoy this opportunity to visit (or re-visit) your food story.
Today's SATIATE episode and book recommendation (with a delicious bonus recipe) may be the perfect navigation for you to begin your food story journey:
Listen and Hear:
How your mindset is integral in healing our relationship to food and body.
A personal anecdote from Elise with a surprising AHA moment that changed everything.
How to use a simple reframe for how we think about food that may help you with your food story.
Some simple guidelines in how to begin to rewrite your food story.
Some ways we accentuate how we WANT to feel with eating and living.
Meet Elise:
Elise Museles holds four certificates in holistic health and integrative healing. She is on the Environmental Working Group board of directors and has been a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant recipient for five years in a row. A sought-after speaker, she is also host of the popular Once Upon a Food Story podcast. Her work has been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine, Forbes, Health, Self, ELLE, Well+Good, The Chalkboard, mindbodygreen, and other outlets. For more, visit elisemuseles.com or check out her new book Food Story: Rewrite the Way You Eat, Think, and Live.
Food Story: Rewrite the Way You Eat, Think, and Live By Elise Musles ~ When it comes to food, everyone has a story. Food Story is a permission slip to love yourself, filled with juicy questions for reflection, practical tools for cultivating confidence, and grounding rituals for tuning in to your body’s true needs and desires. Plus, you’ll discover a fun, science-backed way to look at food with over 35 luscious recipes divided by mood.