*If
you
want
to
hear
more
about
anything
in
this
ar?cle
or
how
to
get
support
to
help
transform
body
image,
emo?onal
ea?ng,
ea?ng
disorders,
to
learn
about
topics
men?oned
above
like
autonomy,
authen?c
connec?on,
having
sa?sfying
rela?onships,
community,
contribu?ng
and
being
helpful
in
ways
that
have
meaning
to
us
and
the
world
at
large,
a
focus
on
FEELING
healthy,
cul?va?ng
more
compassionate
ways
of
self-‐acceptance,
crea?vity,
personal
growth,
how
to
be
more
asser?ve,
how
to
deal
with
uncomfortable
feelings,
please
write
us
so
we
know
to
write
more
about
that.
Or
if
you
wonder
if
what
you
are
feeling
is
normal,
or
if
you
just
want
to
chat
about
a
situa?on
in
your
life
that
is
on
your
mind
—well,
reach
out!
In
reaching
out
you
will
probably
be
saying
something
that
will
help
someone
else.
Helping
is
intrinsically
pleasing.
So
bring
your
offering
to
the
tree
by
wri?ng
to
[email protected]
and
give
us
your
reflec?ons
about
this
ar?cle
and
share
your
stories
too!
More
Info
&
About
the
Author:
Kasser
&
Ryan’s
Ar-cle
that
informed
this
one
can
be
found
here:
(It
is
older
data
but
hasn’t
changed
significantly
over
the
years
to
my
knowledge.)
hXp://ww.selfdetermina?ontheory.org/SDT/
documents/1996_KasserRyan_FurtherExaminingtheAmericanDream.pdf
This
is
a
Link
to
a
planner
I
like.
It
honours
inner
callings
and
direc&ves
(a
par&cularly
good
one
for
those
who
struggle
with
planners):
hXp://amybrucker.com/lifework-‐crea?ve-‐planner/lifework-‐planning-‐kit/
This
is
where
to
find
Debbie:
[email protected]
Debbie
Devine
is
a
licensed
marriage
and
family
therapist
in
Northern
California.
She
is
wri-ng
a
book
on
healing
rela-onships
with
food
and
body
image
and
speaks
at
universi-es,
hospitals
and
other
venues
on
the
topic
from
-me
to
-me.
She
is
honoured
to
write
a
quarterly
column
for
WeBe
Magazine
and
even
enjoys
wri-ng
in
the
third
person
like
this.
She
oLen
prefers
talking
to
people
face
to
face.
She
is
available
for
private
coaching
sessions
if
you
are
outside
of
the
State
of
California.
She
is
also
available
for
coaching
or
psychotherapy
sessions
if
you
are
in
California.
(Soon
in
Oregon
too).
She
also
does
telephon