Eliminate Contention: Communicate Needs!

Join Ashley in this episode where she talks about strategies to see, feel, and do things that will bring body acceptance into your life!

When you see your body, what thoughts do you have? What words do you put on to add meaning? What do you feel toward your body? Does it feel like an enemy or an ally? How in tune with your body are you? Do you take cues from it? Have you gotten good at ignoring it? Tune in as Ashley discusses the need for body neutrality and an idea for achieving it.

Apostle M. Russell Ballard said at a campus wide BYU devotional in 2017, “We need to listen to and understand what our LGBT brothers and sisters are feeling and experiencing. Certainly, we must do better than we have done in the past so that all members feel they have a spiritual home where their brothers and sisters love them and where they have a place to worship and serve the Lord." Listen in to explore this topic with Ashley.Resources:https://gather-conference.com/https://www.listenlearnandlove.org/support-groupshttps://www.listenlearnandlove.org/presentationsWorks Cited:http://benschilaty.blogspot.com/2023/https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-truth-about-exercise-addiction/201710/why-are-suicide-rates-higher-among-lgbtq-youthhttps://www.dropbox.com/s/qb7c2os3yi4sbdv/Rexburg%204.30.2022.pdf?dl=0https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2023/04/47nelson?lang=eng

Our Father and His son, Jesus Christ, greatly desire to bless us. They can and they do! Doctrine and Covenants 41:1 says, “Hearken and hear, O ye my people, saith the Lord and your God, ye whom I delight to bless with the greatest of all blessings” Listen in to hear how the Lord blesses us through the matchless gift of his grace!https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2005/04/the-tender-mercies-of-the-lord?lang=enghttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/gs/bless-blessed-blessing?lang=enghttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/inspiration/the-lord-is-delighted-to-bless-us?lang=eng

God has so much to give us and He is always blessing us. When we receive these blessings from Him, we can enter in to the cycle of abundance and give thanks to Him for those things OR we can take credit for those blessings and take the Lord out ushering in the Pride Cycle. The Abundance Cycle, as identified by Brooke Snow, shows us how to receive these blessings and live in abundance. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1989/04/beware-of-pride?lang=enghttps://faithlightstheway.blogspot.com/2022/05/http://brookesnow.comhttps://sarahgracelive.com/

We all have things from our past that we regret or that continue to haunt us. We need to clear out the clutter! We need to face it, share it, and resolve it. This month's resource helps us do just that! Listen in and make peace with the past to move forward uninhibited toward a bright future! Show Notes:https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/addiction-recovery-program-a-guide-to-addiction-recovery-and-healing/step-4-truth?lang=enghttps://alcoholicsanonymous.com/aa-12-step-program-alcoholics-anonymous/https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2002/04/the-other-prodigal?lang=enghttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2022/04/47nelson?lang=eng

If you often get defensive in your interactions with others or have noticed a fear of people seeing who you really are or worry that if people saw the real you they’d reject you, you may be inviting contention into your relationships! What are your underlying worries or fears in the relationship? If we are able to check those out with the people we’re close to and be authentically ourselves, our relationships have a much better chance of being deep and sustaining.Jacobsen: https://www.marriage.com/advice/mental-health/ways-to-overcome-relationship-imposter-syndrome/#:~:text=more%20satisfying%20relationship.-,What%20is%20imposter%20syndrome%3F,they%20are%20not%20that%20greatNelson: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2023/04/47nelson?lang=eng

The truth is, we all come with needs and we will either seek to meet them in healthy ways, or ignore our needs or seek to meet them in unhealthy ways. Ignoring these needs or meeting them in unhealthy ways often leads to resentment, disconnection and contention. Listen in to learn more!https://www.holisticwellnesspractice.com/hwp-blog/2021/09/20/how-to-identify-and-get-your-emotional-needs-methttps://www.sociocracyforall.org/nvc-feelings-and-needs-list/https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2023/04/47nelson?lang=engImage by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/pasja1000-6355831/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=3462521">❄️♡💛♡❄️ Julita ❄️♡💛♡❄️</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=3462521">Pixabay</a>

Disagreements are a healthy part of any relationship. Contention, however, is destructive. President Nelson taught us the key to eliminating contention- it’s charity. The love of God. Being Christlike. That is the goal. But so often, pride gets in the way! Listen for some tips to eliminate pride and preserve relationship!Show Notes:Eubanks: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2008/01/putting-my-marriage-before-my-pride?lang=engNelson: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2023/04/47nelson?lang=engMonson: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2007/07/the-peril-of-hidden-wedges?lang=eng

Should is a shame-based statement that often creates stress and anxiety in your body and mind.Try replacing with “could” or “will” or a wish statement. Such as: I could make that phone call. I will take care of that right now. And, It would be nice if I always felt up to doing my work. Or, I wish that they wouldn’t do that.”Links:https://drsoph.com/blog/2018/8/27/should-the-one-word-you-need-to-stop-sayingnowhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-path-passionate-happiness/202205/why-no-good-comes-the-word-should