Understanding Disordered Eating: Eating Disorder Recovery and Body Image Healing

61. Why Your Past Matters


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Exploring your relationships and your past is more important than you realize – and ignoring them might actually be hurting you. 

If you’ve been to therapy before, or read much about it (or listened to my signature approach before), you’ve probably heard the idea that your past affects your present. 

And if you’ve rejected that notion, then you’d be in good company 🤷🏻‍♀️

In fact, I get a lot of pushback from this idea. What I often hear in response to this concept is either one of two things: 

  1. “I had a really good childhood. My parents are really great, so this doesn’t apply to me.”
  2. “I don’t agree with that! It’s not helpful to bring the past back, I need to figure out skills for now and that’s it.” 

In today’s episode, we’ll break down why analyzing your past doesn’t mean you had a bad childhood… and why ignoring your past can actually hold you back.

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