- Motto
- Thai Turtle Time!
Time to Train in Thailand like a Turtle
I am starting a check in log. Why? So many reasons, but mostly because I want to create a space for positivity and accountability. YES they can exist alongside each other!
I have a life long love hate relationship with movement and my body. I am 42, overweight, but so much more. I know I am treated different because of my body, people in larger bodies are not always given the same respect or consideration a fit person is given, and while this is not how it should be it is a reality of our world. I am experiencing this in real time, I relocated to Thailand in September and often hear comments about my size, again, I am not shocked just accepting of the reality. Acceptance does not equal agreement.
I am passionate about mental health, I am a licensed professional counselor and specialize in treating trauma. Like doctors and nurses, therapists too are human and do not always use their own advice. I am trying to surround myself with positive encouraging information, I have been digging into articles here and listening to Arnold Schwarzenegger's pump club pod cast (highly recommended!) and keeping the image of the turtle forefront.
You see turtles are incredible creatures, they are slow and intentional. Their shells create a mechanism for not accepting any shit into their inner world and when overwhelmed they can easily take a break and slowly and intentionally return to the world around them. When on their back they focus on nothing else other than righting the crisis. When you see a turtle in the spring time crossing the street it can be assumed they are traveling to find water and are focused on their end goal, no matter what! I am trying to be turtle like in my health, slow and steady, one day at a time.
My husband I have just set up our home gym, and have found a public gym here in Thailand, we hope to use both interchangeably to break up monotony. I hope to connect here to keep myself accountable and moving forward! TURTLE POWER!
I have a life long love hate relationship with movement and my body. I am 42, overweight, but so much more. I know I am treated different because of my body, people in larger bodies are not always given the same respect or consideration a fit person is given, and while this is not how it should be it is a reality of our world. I am experiencing this in real time, I relocated to Thailand in September and often hear comments about my size, again, I am not shocked just accepting of the reality. Acceptance does not equal agreement.
I am passionate about mental health, I am a licensed professional counselor and specialize in treating trauma. Like doctors and nurses, therapists too are human and do not always use their own advice. I am trying to surround myself with positive encouraging information, I have been digging into articles here and listening to Arnold Schwarzenegger's pump club pod cast (highly recommended!) and keeping the image of the turtle forefront.
You see turtles are incredible creatures, they are slow and intentional. Their shells create a mechanism for not accepting any shit into their inner world and when overwhelmed they can easily take a break and slowly and intentionally return to the world around them. When on their back they focus on nothing else other than righting the crisis. When you see a turtle in the spring time crossing the street it can be assumed they are traveling to find water and are focused on their end goal, no matter what! I am trying to be turtle like in my health, slow and steady, one day at a time.
My husband I have just set up our home gym, and have found a public gym here in Thailand, we hope to use both interchangeably to break up monotony. I hope to connect here to keep myself accountable and moving forward! TURTLE POWER!
