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Positive Affirmations and Self Care 

Positive affirmations are so incredibly important in boosting self esteem and aiding in the recovery process. Self care is equally as important in the recovery process because your body deserves the ultimate form of kindness and compassion as it endures the difficult journey of recovery. Join me on my mission to incorporate positive affirmations and self care into my own recovery process! In this space, find a variety of positive affirmations and self care ideas to jumpstart your recovery!

I am worthy of recovery.

I will feed myself and my recovery.

I am stronger than this disorder.

I AM BRAVE.

Recovery is possible

Food is my fuel.

I Can and I Will

My feelings are valid.

I will get through this.

I am worth more than any number on a scale.

I am enough.

Win the day.

One step at a time.

I am doing my best.

Each day is a new beginning.

My story will inspire others.

I choose to be kind to myself.

My body deserves my love.

I can do everything I set my mind to.

I embrace my future.

I will move forward.

I am in charge of my life.

Recovery is the key to my life.

This is a fight I will win.

There is always hope.

Every little victory counts.

Dare to begin.

I will be gentle with myself.

Rise above.

I am here for a reason.

Recovery Quotes:

" You have the power to choose how you write your story."

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"It always seems impossible until it is done." - Nelson Mandela

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"I got my own back." -Maya Angelou

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"I am not defined by my relapses, but by my decision to remain in recovery despite them."

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"It's not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and to make your happiness a priority. It is necessary."​

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"You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously."

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"No matter how long you have traveled in the wrong direction, you can always turn around."

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"I am not what has happened to me. I am what I choose to become." -Carl Jung

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"Anything is possible if you've got enough nerve." -J.K. Rowling

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"Hope is the only thing stronger than fear."

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"Find yourself and be that."

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"Life is too short to spend another day at war with yourself."

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"Wherever you are, be all there." -Jim Elliot

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"Breathe in your courage and exhale your fear."

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"Sometimes what you're most afraid of doing is the very thing that will set you free."

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"Water your soul with love and watch it grow."

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"Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction can be the biggest step of your life."

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"Life is so much more beautiful and complex than a number on a scale."

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"Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if one only remembers to turn on the light."

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"Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we'll ever do." -Brené Brown

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"You can't start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one."

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"Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life." -J.K. Rowling

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"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new." -Socrates

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"Be stronger than your strongest excuse."

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"One step back does not mean defeated. It just means that you will take the same step forward again but wiser." -Jossie Estrella

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"Let today be the day you love your self enough to no longer just dream of a better life; let today be the day you create it." -Steve Maraboli

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"She remembered who she was and the game changed." -Lalah Deliah

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"Recovery is about making room for the real me to exist." -Jenni Schaefer (Life Without ED)

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"Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future."

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"One small crack does not mean that you are broken. It means that you were put to the test and you didn't fall apart." -Linda Poindexter

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"I am done damaging my beautiful body."

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"Everything is so beautiful when you stop looking for flaws."

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"One of the hardest things was learning I was worth recovery." -Demi Lovato

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"Your only limit is you."

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"Bravery is the audacity to be unhindered by failures and to walk with freedom, strength, and hope in the face of things unknown." -Morgan Harper Nichols

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"When you look at your life and feel at peace because of the changes you've made, that's recovery."

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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it." -Thomas S. Monson

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"I am thankful for my struggle because without it, I wouldn't have stumbled across my strength."

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"Sometimes you don't realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness." -Susan Gale

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"Anything you can't control in life is teaching you how to let go."

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"Make your life a masterpiece; imagine no limitations on what you can be, have, or do."

-Brian Tracy

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"If it doesn't challenge you, it won't change you."

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Self Care Inspiration:

  1. Meditation

  2. Deep breathing

  3. Listen to music

  4. Make a playlist

  5. Use aromatherapy

  6. Take a warm bath or shower

  7. Put on comfy clothes and wrap up in a blanket

  8. Pick up a good book and read

  9. Visit a library or bookstore

  10. Unplug from social media and technology

  11. Get a massage

  12. Color in a coloring book

  13. Paint your nails

  14. Get a manicure or pedicure

  15. Do your makeup and hair

  16. Write creatively

  17. Read and/or write poetry

  18. Draw, sketch, or paint

  19. Write a letter to someone or to yourself

  20. Journal

  21. Create inspirational artwork

  22. Express yourself creatively

  23. Write out a gratitude list

  24. Experience your emotions with compassion

  25. Go shopping and treat yourself

  26. Take a nap

  27. Watch a TV show or movie

  28. Knit, crochet, sew, etc.

  29. Start a craft or DIY project

  30. Learn something new

  31. Watch videos on YouTube

  32. Listen to a podcast

  33. Explore inspirational websites, blogs, talks, etc.

  34. Do a word search, crossword, sudoku, jigsaw puzzle, etc.

  35. Play an instrument

  36. Spend time with nature

  37. Garden or plant flowers

  38. Relax in the sun

  39. Sit in the park

  40. Watch the sunrise/sunset

  41. Go stargazing

  42. Take pictures

  43. Go for a drive

  44. Call a friend or family member

  45. Play with a pet

  46. Go out with friends

  47. Visit a local museum or art gallery

  48. Reach out for support

  49. Pray and devote time to your spirituality 

  50. Attend church or a prayer service

  51. Volunteer

  52. Engage in an act of kindness for someone

  53. Dance to your favorite type of music

  54. Sing your heart out

  55. Go for a mindful walk (if this will not feed your ED)

  56. Practice yoga

  57. Gentle stretching

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