| Activity |
Journal Prompt |
Preface: Introduce Ourselves
(Your Body/ the Paintbrush) |
Does seeking external perfection somehow disconnect me from inner wisdom? My feelings? |
| Ch 1: Woman Spirit: The Root of Hunger |
At one time, women were revered for being soft, nurturing, intuitive, and life-giving. That which were round or curved was considered beautiful…the shape of the earth, an egg, the naturally round curved shape of a woman’s body. What if I gave myself permission to embody that, instead of measuring myself against modern standards? |
| Ch 2: The Buried Moon: Rediscovering the Feminine |
How are the feminine/masculine energies within me? Toxic? Healthy? |
| Ch 3: The Beginning: Revisioning the Struggle |
My disordered eating served a purpose. What boundaries have been hard for me? |
| Ch 4: The Red Herring: Food is Not the Issue |
What has my disordered eating distracted me from? Are there issues I might now want to deal with yet? Just knowing that is a good start. |
| Ch 5: Addiction: Spiritual and Emotional Hunger |
What am I really hungry for? What kind of nurturing? To be seen and known as the real me. Do I feel it anywhere in my life? Are there certain people around whom I feel real? |
| Ch 6: Symbolism: Hunger as a Metaphor |
Write about my inner hunger. Write on what haunts me, and wants my attention? |
| Ch 7: Feelings: Gifts from the Heart |
What feelings in particular are hard for me to acknowledge, or sit with? How was I silenced as a young girl? How can I help her allow them now? |
| Ch 8: Relationships: Singing the Truth |
Can I listen to others without losing my own voice? Are there people I can share my inner universe with? Do I have those safe relationships? |
| Ch 9: Power: Dominion Vs. Domination |
Do I have a fear of my feelings? (especially anger); fear of my perceptions? (seeing differently than others); Fear of intelligence/talents? (arousing jealously); Fear of sexuality? (advances from others) Can I cultivate having dominion over these? (“power-from-within”) Wearing that invisible crown. |
| Ch 10: Nurturance: Mother as an Archetype |
What about this idea of developing a brand new “inner mother” —one who is strong, protective, nurturing and wise? |
| Ch 11. Intuition: The Inner Seeing, Hearing, Knowing |
Recovery from disordered eating involves recalling your intuition that inner authority that provides knowledge and guidance. Have I listened to that in my life? |
| Ch 12: Dreamtime: The Journey Within |
I will pay attention to my dreams this week. Or what moves me, through artwork, poems, films, stories. It is a connection to my inner life. |
| Ch 13. Moontime: Reclaiming the Body’s Wisdom |
What was my experience with my first menses? How different it might have been, to have experienced the ideas in this chapter? |
| Ch 14: Sexuality: Embracing the Feminine |
How did others respond to my budding sexuality? Especially mu mother or father (Objectified? Threatened? Shamed?) Can I now regard my body as a wonderful temple, capable of pleasure? Sacred power? Vitality? |
| Ch 15: The Descent: Meeting the Shadow |
Journal about my deepest secrets. The shadow. Can I see myself not as a victim, but a survivor? Retrieving my disowned, hidden parts can mean renewal? |
| Ch 16: Assertiveness: Speaking the Truth |
Journal about my boundaries. Can I use my voice to care of myself? |
| Ch 17: Nourishment: Physical Vs. Emotional |
What am I really hungry for in my life? (relational? creative? an unfilled dream?) Can I take small steps to get that need met? |
| Ch 18: The Journal: Recording the Truth |
What about keeping a journal as a means of saying curious? Open to my inner life? No judgments, only observations? |
| Ch 19: Recovery Out of the Labyrinth |
Can I be patient with this process? Knowing that authentic growth is never rushed? How am I different than even just months ago? |
| Ch 20: Storytime: The Tales of the Three Women |
Free Form: Write about what you relate to in this chapter. |
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