What it’s like to manage your BFRB with Libby
I love hiking. It’s an adventure to see some of the best parts mother Earth has to share. I see the therapeutic process as a bit of a trail guide for a mountain, and the top of your mountain is your goal.
You can go the trail alone. Or you can go up the mountain with a trained guide.
Everyone has a different reaction to the mountain- some mountains are way too high or steep, some have rivers and valleys, some may have wild bears blocking our path. Sometimes we can get through them or sometimes we freeze to find new strategies.
Sometimes we try to get up the mountain too fast, which leads to exhaustion. Sometimes we fall down the mountain with lot’s of bruises, that we may need to heal before we try again.
Sometimes we have to take breaks on the mountain and come up with new tools.
Some guides offer one trail as the “best”. I prefer to take a “harm reduction” approach, offering multiple trails & strategies to work for you. Who knows, maybe you’re not great at walking, but are excellent at rock climbing?
It doesn’t stop once we get to the top of the mountain, after that we have to get off the mountain. We still need to continue implementing the strategies to get off the mountain, even if the terrain gets frustrating or even boring. Maybe even the most challenging part!
We may be comfortable with going with a group who has the same goal, or we may prefer to go with a dedicated guide. And some of us just need to check with the park ranger before their journey.
You may even learn something about yourself along the way.
However you get there, you owe it to yourself to try & live your best life.
It may be challenging, &
It will be worth it.
(Precipice Trail, Acadia National Park)