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MENTAL HEALTH By Ronda Degaust What Causes LOW SELF-ESTEEM? Ask yourself the question, “What is most important in my life?” What is your first response? Does financial wealth come to mind or do words such as happiness, health, contentment, love and peace of mind have more resonance with you? The words you think of are your values – the ways you measure your success. Winning the approval of significant people in my life was my feeble attempt to find happiness. I never found happiness because I wasn’t living up to my values – love, joy, contentment and, most importantly, peace of mind. Instead, I experienced considerable stress that affected my quality of life. It limited me in my career, prevented me from having healthy relationships and most importantly...it affected my health. Self-Esteem Lesson Created Understanding Truly understanding the importance of living my life based on my own values has been an incredible journey filled with both pleasure and pain. For 20 years, I lived my life and based my selfworth on other people’s values – what they wanted me to do for them. I was treated like Cinderella before she went to the ball, criticized for how I looked, acted and as for my ability – nothing was ever good enough. I tried harder and harder to please people, avoiding any actions that would be seen as wrong. Sacrificing my own values to gain acceptance from my mother and others, I repeated this pattern to overcome their obvious dissatisfaction with me. I believed it must have been my fault since strangers would also point out what was wrong with me. It took time, but eventually I realized I would need to heal from this emotional pain and stress to reach the peace of mind that I was searching for. Is it Time for You to Change This Pattern, Too? If you are grappling with similar issues, or know someone who is, perhaps you understand the importance of changing such destructive patterns. In recognizing these patterns, you may conclude that continuing to feel this way has the potential to be a major barrier to your success and your well being. After making the decision to take responsibility for my own success, I became determined to do what was necessary to overcome these issues by healing the pain inside. My healing started when I chose to take action. What Worked for Me Originally, I tried the traditional therapy route. When it proved unsuccessful, I decided to explore other options. Several people shared their experiences with me about NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) and how it helped them make significant changes in their lives. I knew from their stories it was what I needed. This NLP process is based on changing unwanted feelings and behaviors. It’s about modeling excellence and applying that excellence to whatever you want to achieve. I felt these principles would help me start living a life filled with love, happiness, joy, contentment, peace of mind and return of my health. Something amazing had happened to me during my coaching session. At the time, I wasn’t able to precisely define the new feelings I felt inside. I experienced a newly found energy, and that felt exciting! I soon began doing things I had once only dreamed about. After several months of consistently feeling different and no longer responding to the criticism of others, I was convinced that NLP really did work. It felt as if I had been released from a cage that, for years, held me prisoner inside myself. I became passionate about learning its processes and becoming a coach, helping people heal their lives and experience their own successes. This was the start of a new journey, a journey leading me to uncovering the real reason behind what causes low self-esteem or low self-worth. After eight years of helping others break-thru their issues, I noticed a common theme in most of my coaching and training sessions; people struggle mainly from low self-esteem and put a high value on what they assume others think of them. Most of my clients struggle with issues of criticism from others, taking it as a reflection of who they are. Being criticized, abused or rejected is what causes low self-esteem. If you were never hurt from these issues, you would have a strong sense of self and plenty of confidence to do or be anything you desire. Ronda Degaust is the author of How To Heal from Years of Criticism, Insults, Abuse & Rejection. She is a Break-thru Coach & International NLP Trainer. Find out more at her website www.lifepotential.ca or email her at breakthru@lifepotential.ca 4 January Edition 2009
JANUARY 2009 edition P.O. Box 19311 Sacramento, CA 95819 Phone: (916) 567-9636 Fax: (916) 254-6031 www.healthfitness.us Publisher Gary G. Burns publisher@healthfitness.us Editor in Chief Dr. Donna Schwontkowski editor@healthfitness.us Graphic Design Staff graphics@healthfitness.us Darryl Cragun, Art Director Sandra Schulte, Graphic Designer Contributing Writers Mary Jane Popp Brett Gottlieb Dr. Gerard T. Ortner Distribution Pony Express SDS The opinions and views of Health & Fitness Magazine belong solely to the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of this publication. The appearance of advertising in this publication, including inserts or supplements, does not constitute endorsement. All items in Health & Fitness Magazine are protected under copyright to ensure the protection of its contributors. Unsolicited manuscripts will not be returned without SASE. Letters are welcomed. Health & Fitness Magazine reserves the right to edit all letters for grammar, spelling, length, libelous content, and other $#&%^! Subscriptions for Health & Fitness Magazine can be obtained by sending a check for $20 to the address above. 7 13 16 Monthly Columns Editor’s Notes 6 Day Spa Directory 7 Astrology 12 Viewpoint Inspired 15 Online Spotlight 28 Sports Page 30 Calendar of Events 32 Cover Story How Happy are Your Feet? 20 Health – Focus on the Foot Are You Predisposed to Athlete’s Foot? 13 Athlete’s Foot Remedies 14 Excessive Foot Sweating – Symptoms & Natural Treatments 15 Different Types of Warts – What is a Foot Wart? 15 What’s New in Foot Massage Tools? 16 The History of Thai Foot Massage 16 Mental Health The New Year’s Resolution Trap 3 What Causes Low Self-Esteem? 4 Bountiful Harvest? What Does Yours Look Like? 22 Test Your Memory for What You Read in this Issue 24 Fine in 2009 25 Health/Environment/Wellness 17 Weight Loss Tips for the New Year 7 NUCCA - Simple Procedure that Can Change Your Life! 8 Your Health Checklist for 2009 9 Why Wintertime is the Logical Time to Test Vitamin D & Neurotransmitters 19 Why Tooth Whitening Toothpastes Don’t Work 23 Is Your House Contributing to Your Health? 33 Massage in Sacramento – Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy Massage 36 Chemical in the News: Bisphenol-A 38 Sports/Exercise/Fitness Want to Train with a CELEBRITY BodyBuilder in Sacramento? 10 Celebrity Interview with Julia Powers, Co-Creator of the Core Rhythms Dance Exercise Program 18 Tennis Elbow in Middle-aged Women: What else is going on here? 26 Why Do You Work Out? 29 Soccer Skills – How To Improve Your Weaker Foot 38 Nutrition Food Research – Straight from the Mouth of the Industry 37 Safety, Pets & Book Review Why Mumbai Terrorism Increases Our Vigilance for Safety 27 What the Vet Looks for during an Exam 34 Cushing’s Disease Tough to Diagnose in Dogs 35 Zero Limits. The Secret Hawaiian System for Wealth, Health, Peace and More 39 January Edition 2009 5
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