Ep. 7 - How are relationship with our parents effect our body image and life choices
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In this episode of Get Your Fit Together, Ashley Loren dives deep into how our childhood experiences and relationships with our parents shape our body image, confidence, and relationship with food. Through personal reflection, Ashley shares how generational patterns of self-esteem, judgment, and food perceptions have influenced her own journey toward body acceptance and self-love.
Ashley opens up about the subtle but profound ways her upbringing shaped her views on weight loss, fitness, and self-worth, and explores how the expectations placed on us as children can carry into adulthood. She discusses how her mother’s attitudes toward food and body image impacted her, and how, as a parent herself, she is now mindful of the messages she sends to her own children.
Ashley also delves into the challenges of breaking free from old thought patterns and conditioning, acknowledging how important it is to look back with self-compassion, while also working to move forward. If you’ve ever wondered how your past shapes your present relationship with food, your body, or your self-esteem, this episode will resonate with you.
Key Takeaways:
- How childhood relationships with parents can influence our body image, confidence, and relationship with food.
- The impact of generational trauma and conditioning on our self-esteem and weight loss journeys.
- The importance of breaking free from negative thought patterns and building self-love, respect, and body acceptance.
- Ashley’s personal reflection on her relationship with her parents and how it’s shaped her journey toward self-empowerment.
- Practical insights on how to heal from past conditioning and cultivate a healthy mindset for lasting change.
If you’re interested in doing the deep self-reflection work Ashley talks about, reach out to her on Instagram for personalised coaching, or see the link here
Connect with Ashley Loren
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