Challenge & Selection    Storytelling is a very effective method to overcome a certain problem since people can  connect their experience with yours. I work with people of all ages who experience some  kind of eating disorders. Many of these people suffer from low self-confidence, unhealthy  eating habits, and unhappiness resulting from binge eating, bulimia, or anorexia. They need  to be motivated and inspired in order to overcome these eating disorders and maintain a  healthy lifestyle. For a long time I was thinking about some ways to help them get rid of this  mentality. I frequently get together with them so that they could feel safe and warm and open  up their emotions. I wanted them to share their stories confidently. I wanted them to connect  with other people but they were too scared. They didn’t feel safe. Therefore, I decided to tell  my own story about my binge eating disorder that I had struggled for a long time in the past  few years. I hoped that they could find some inspiration. I also invited some people who  suffered from these kinds of eating disorders to tell their own experiences.    Application    I also suffered from an eating disorder just like the people I work with so I used my story to  inspire them. I explain how much pressure I have felt, what triggered my binge eating, and  how I’ve overcome this eating disorder.  This way I can connect with other people and maybe  even a simple word will show them that they are not alone in this journey.     Besides, I talked about the pressure I felt looking at the “perfect-body” in social media and  how comparing myself with other people made me feel so desperate. I said that these  emotions lead me to binge eating.     I opened about the binge eating attacks that occured every day. I went deep and explained  when it usually started, how much it lasted, where it took place, and how much I ate. How I  kept eating while regretting and crying over my decisions.     Finally, I told my way to overcome this problem: loving yourself and being honest with  yourself. I gave some simple tips that they could do to prevent any kind of eating urges. At  the end of this session I saw people introducing themselves to each other and telling a little  bit of themselves. This was a huge progress. Day by day more people started to speak up and  tell their story. I saw the change in their confidence, self-esteem, and overall happiness. They  were willing to come to these meetings and some of them decreased the number of eating  attacks they faced in a week.     InsightApproach    Well, that was not an easy task. I told my own eating disorder experience so that I could be a  glimmer of hope and an inspiration for them. I have seen people intrigued by others who

experience a similar problem. This way they could make a connection between themselves  and the other people. By this way they feel more welcomed and less lonely. Being  surrounded with people who face and even overcome a similar eating disorder gives them  confidence and hope to approach their goals. In the future I would like to invite people that I  have worked with and that create a healthy lifestyle for themselves so that they can also  inspire people sitting in their former places. Sometimes a little story can make a huge  difference in someone’s life.    Approach    This course broadened my horizon and helped me see some small details more clearly. Now I  can see many different ways to present my ideas and help people more efficiently. I am so  happy for taking this course.


Challenge & Selection Storytelling is a very effective method to overcome a certain problem since people can connect their experience with yours . I work with people of all ages who experience some kind of eating disorders . Many of these people suffer from low self - confidence , unhealthy eating habits , and unhappiness resulting from binge eating , bulimia , or anorexia . They need to be motivated and inspired in order to overcome these eating disorders and maintain a healthy lifestyle . For a long time I was thinking about some ways to help them get rid of this mentality . I frequently get together with them so that they could feel safe and warm and open up their emotions . I wanted them to share their stories confidently . I wanted them to connect with other people but they were too scared . They did n’t feel safe . Therefore , I decided to tell my own story about my binge eating disorder that I had struggled for a long time in the past few years . I hoped that they could find some inspiration . I also invited some people who suffered from these kinds of eating disorders to tell their own experiences . Application I also suffered from an eating disorder just like the people I work with so I used my story to inspire them . I explain how much pressure I have felt , what triggered my binge eating , and how I ’ve overcome this eating disorder . This way I can connect with other people and maybe even a simple word will show them that they are not alone in this journey . Besides , I talked about the pressure I felt looking at the “ perfect - body ” in social media and how comparing myself with other people made me feel so desperate . I said that these emotions lead me to binge eating . I opened about the binge eating attacks that occured every day . I went deep and explained when it usually started , how much it lasted , where it took place , and how much I ate . How I kept eating while regretting and crying over my decisions . Finally , I told my way to overcome this problem : loving yourself and being honest with yourself . I gave some simple tips that they could do to prevent any kind of eating urges . At the end of this session I saw people introducing themselves to each other and telling a little bit of themselves . This was a huge progress . Day by day more people started to speak up and tell their story . I saw the change in their confidence , self - esteem , and overall happiness . They were willing to come to these meetings and some of them decreased the number of eating attacks they faced in a week . InsightApproach Well , that was not an easy task . I told my own eating disorder experience so that I could be a glimmer of hope and an inspiration for them . I have seen people intrigued by others who experience a similar problem . This way they could make a connection between themselves and the other people . By this way they feel more welcomed and less lonely . Being surrounded with people who face and even overcome a similar eating disorder gives them confidence and hope to approach their goals . In the future I would like to invite people that I have worked with and that create a healthy lifestyle for themselves so that they can also inspire people sitting in their former places . Sometimes a little story can make a huge difference in someone ’s life . Approach This course broadened my horizon and helped me see some small details more clearly . Now I can see many different ways to present my ideas and help people more efficiently . I am so happy for taking this course .