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Aug 2020
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5 Tips For When You Feel Uncomfortable I...

JENN HAND
About this episode

You know those moments where you just feel uncomfortable in your body?

It's that feeling--the itchiness, the angst, the "I want to be in a different body"--that can be really challenging on this path.

It's not just weight gain that can send us into that feeling; it can be an emotion, a situation, or another discomfort.

That "uncomfortable in your body" feeling is hard, especially when we're not dieting.

(Because when we're dieting, we can jump on the bandwagon to give us 'control' to seemingly come up with a solution).

So the next time you feel uncomfortable in your skin, give one of these 5 tips a try :)

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