035 ⎮ How to Make Change and Achieve Full Recovery

Do you ever wonder if all the struggle is really "worth it?" 

So many clients and patients I work with will inevitably reach a point where they feel completely stuck. They feel confused and hopeless and maybe even worthless. Realistically, they may feel even WORSE than they did when they were actively engaging in their eating disorder. 

And so, they wonder: what am I doing? Is this worth it? Is freedom possible? Is full recovery actually possible?

Well, I'd like to encourage you, as I do my individual patients and clients, that yes yes YES! Full recovery is possible. True freedom from food and body obsessions is possible! And you are so SO close!

But...

It does take change.

Uncomfortable, REAL, soul-gripping, spirit-inspiring change. 

Not the "ra ra" kind of change that most self-help books and self-development gurus talk about... but the real, deep kind of change that results in a transformation from the inside out.

This may be a slow burn kind of change. 

Or it may happen suddenly all at once. 

Nonetheless, change IS necessary. And it IS possible!

This week I'm talking with my friend, Justin, host of the podcast, God is a Dad podcast, husband, father of 3 and fellow brother in Christ.

This episode is a pretty deep episode where we dive into a pretty deep perspective on change. This is NOT the standard advice on habit change or goal setting. I guarantee you that you haven’t heard anything like this in your life, even you big time self-help junkies out there… and I would know because I LOVE self-development.

In this interview, we discuss:

• How to change thought patterns
• Dealing with insecurity within yourself
• How change doesn't have to be this dramatic "aha" moment
• What I tell my patients and clients when they say "I don't know"
• Why women may have a harder time with change than men
• The difference between selfishness and self-preservation
• How to change in spite of your circumstances
• How I define "God things" and spiritual awakenings
• How to change within a marriage
• How to change when we disagree with loved ones

Stuff You Need:

• For living a life free from rules and based on your own desires of your heart: Let Your Heart Out by Dr. Stefani Reinold
• For creating goals based on how you want to FEEL: The Desire Map by Danielle LaPorte
• For processing uncertain times: Conquering Your Quarter-Life Crisis by Kali Rogers
• For understanding your ingrained habits, behaviors, and personality: The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin

To access my limited time FREE VIDEO TRAINING SERIES helping YOU make REAL PEACE with food>> click here.

CONNECT WITH JUSTIN:

Instagram: @godisadadpodcast

Podcast: God is a Dad Podcast

CONNECT WITH DR. REINOLD:

Show Notes: www.stefanireinoldmd.com/035

Instagram: @stefanireinoldmd

POWERFUL QUOTES from the Interview:

• “Doing something without actually believing it for yourself is unsustainable… and you’re ultimately doomed to fail.”

• “When you give yourself permission to not doing what you’re told, you’re confronted with the question of, ‘well then, what do I want to do?’”

• “When I stopped trying to do things that I thought were good, I finally gave myself space to actually decide what I thought was good within myself.” - Justin

• “Real change comes through experiencing something.”

• “God is so not interested in you feeling shame in your whole life ever again.”

• “The realest and most profound change in my life has felt immensely free and immensely natural.”

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