get to know them, we work
together and talk about how
their lives have progressed to
today. Eventually they come
to realize (or admit) that their
weight problem is really a
self-love problem, leading
to a lack of confidence and a
lack of fire.
So here’s my question: what
is keeping you from loving
your body and treating it with
the highest level of respect
and care? Are you unhappy
because you haven’t realized
your dreams, because you are
feeling the effects of loss, or
because you’ve been hurt or
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neglected by people who were
supposed to love you? What
is it that put out your fire, or
never allowed it to form?
You don’t have to have all
of the answers. For many
people, as they begin a plantbased lifestyle, the energy
and mental clarity that comes
from fresh and wonderful
nutrition can help them
begin to understand how
to positively change other
parts of their lives. Learning
self-care and how to love
yourself is a process. We’re
always evolving and growing
as people, and there is no
end to the cycle of fueling
your own fire. I just hope this
message can reach people
who are hurting now, and
help them begin to live a firedriven life, to feel beautiful
from the inside out.
Vanessa Chamberlin
is a Certified Holistic
Health Practitioner,
Lifestyle Coach, and
author of The FireDriven Life: How to
Ignite the Fire of SelfWorth, Health, and Happiness with a
Plant-Based Diet. For more information,
please visit www.vanessachamberlin.com
and connect with her on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/VanessaChamberlin/
or Twitter @vkchamberlin.