Love your body through all of the phases it will go through. Each phase is temporary, but loving and accepting your body is so necessary. If we spend all of our time hating our bodies and trying to change them, we might miss out on so many moments along the way. The journey is what matters, not the destination. Enjoy, embrace, and love your body – it’s the best thing you can do.   Key Takeaways  Your body has done nothing wrong. Your body is there for you to love. Your body is going to respond to the self-love that we give it.   Phases Are Only Temporary Your body will go through different phases throughout your life. Maybe motherhood, maybe post-partum, maybe weight gain, maybe weight loss, or maybe something entirely different. It’s so important for us to love our bodies throughout all of these phases. Why? Because these phases are temporary. These phases don’t define your entire life, so why would you spend time not loving your body throughout them? I really encourage you to embrace the entire journey you’re on rather than chase an end goal. Because unless you accept yourself at every stage of the journey, you won’t accept yourself once you reach your goal, either.   Love in the Present Moment When we don’t love and accept ourselves where we are, and we spend all our mental and physical focus trying to change ourselves, it takes us out of the present moment. Imagine everything you’re missing out on because you’re only focused on the next goal. When you’re entering a new phase of your body, I encourage you to embrace it. Love your body for taking you here and for seeing you into another phase of your life. Your body has done nothing wrong. Your body is there for you to love and embrace through all its phases. Where are you right now regarding your acceptance of yourself? Are you having a lot of judgement? Are you having a lot of desire for change? If you are, why do you want to change? Or are you having a lot of self-acceptance? Are you embracing the idea that you are a masterpiece and you can choose to be a work in progress? Let me know in the comments on the episode page.   In This Episode  What happens when we embrace the journey, not just our results [7:00] The phases our bodies go through [8:00] How not loving your body takes you away from the present moment [11:00] What to do when you’re in a new phase of your body [11:45] How your experiences might be different if you accept your body [16:00] When you will have acceptance [25:15]   Quotes “The approach where you are instilling the next best decision after next best decision, the results you achieve will surpass what you thought possible for you.” [7:35] “If we can show up for our body in whatever phase that we are in, then the result that we’re supposed to achieve in that phase is going to be a great result.” [12:11] “Loving your body through a phase means that you’re aware of where you are and also having the idea, hope, and dedication to your body to tweak what’s not serving you.” [17:41] “There are choices that we can make today, here and now, that will allow us to wholeheartedly accept all that we are. When we do that, it will encourage and inspire us to keep making the next best decisions for our bodies right now.” [24:42] “Instead of the beating up of the body, instead of “my body should,” your body has done nothing wrong. You’re not broken. All you ever have to do is make the next best decision right now, in this moment, no matter where you are.” [27:09]   Resources Mentioned Join the Interest List for Transform 6.0 Enrollment for the next Ultimate Jump Start™ will open soon for May-June, 2023: 12-CME Credits Available Check out the full episode page here Find Life Coaching for Women Physicians Online Follow Dr. Ali Novitsky on Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Subscribe to Life Coaching for Women Physicians on Apple Podcasts Podcast production by the team at Counterweight Creative   Related Episodes  Episode 133: Uncomfortable Growth Episode 153: Lose Stress