Brittany Burgunder Quotes

Forgiving yourself, believing in yourself and choosing to love yourself are the best gifts one could receive.

Hold yourself back, or heal yourself back together. You decide.

It's the days you have every right to breakdown and fall apart, yet choose to show up anyway that matter most. Don't diminish the small steps that others can't see.

No one knows your truth but you. If you're secure in yourself, no one and no(thing) can touch you.

Soon, when all is well, you're going to look back on this period of your life and be so glad that you never gave up.

Whatever you did today is enough. Whatever you felt today is valid. Whatever you thought today isn't to be judged. Repeat the above each day.

Recovery is full of ups and downs. There is no such thing as a linear life. But you can always turn your setbacks into setups to come back stronger.

Perfectionism is searching for faults to justify low self-esteem. It is a guaranteed failure and fantasy.

No food will ever hurt you as much as an unhealthy mind.

Just because something is familiar, doesn't mean it's safe. And just because something feels safe, doesn't mean it's good for you.

Everyone kept asking me if I wanted to die, Well, no. No I didn't want to die. But no one ever asked me if I wanted to live.

Your personal growth is the only thing that matters. You own and write your story; no one else does. Believe in your unique steps up the mountain.

You don't have to preserve your pain in order to prove that it was real.

A huge part of recovery and life -is slowing down and accepting the unKNOWN. This is how you get to KNOW –yourself.

Trust the timing of your life. Keep focusing on putting one foot in front of the other, be kind, and follow your heart. Doors will open effortlessly, but first you have to be ready to walk through.

What are you hiding? Is it something from others, or from yourself. Find your truth. The more you show up, the more you'll be found.

I can influence others, but I'm not responsible for others.

When you feel insecure or like you don’t measure up, remind yourself of how far you’ve come. And in that moment, you’ll realize you’ve climbed mountains and can overcome anything.

Recovery is hard. Regret is harder.

Life is not a puzzle to be solved. Life is a masterpiece that you create.

There is a fine line between challenging yourself and overwhelming yourself.

Sometimes the process of growth looks a lot like destruction and pain. But you'll realize with time that you're not breaking; you're healing.

You're not a broken soul. You're a whole soul who's just feeling a little lost as you try a new path up the mountain.

No two eating disorders are the same. No two individuals are the same. No two paths to recovery are the same. But everyone's strength to reach recovery IS the same.

Eating disorder recovery becomes possible when you keep making the next right decision over and over. With time, these decisions become automatic.

If only you knew how beautiful you are unconditionally. Don't you know it's enough if all you do is breathe?

Trust the unknown. Trust yourself. Let go of searching for answers and the answers will appear.

Just because the dates change, does not mean you have to change. The continuous path towards self-improvement is a timeless process.

You don't have to stay committed to something just because you're good at it.

I don't have the perfect roadmap drawn out, but I do know which roads I'll never drive down again.

Recovery is a verb, not a noun. You have to be an active participant in order to continuously improve.

There is a fine line between stubbornness and stupidity as well as intensity and insanity.

Not all battles are visible and neither are the victories.

You aren't doing "nothing" when you choose to put your well-being first. In fact, this is the key to having everything.

It doesn't matter what others think. This is about YOU. Create a life that you genuinely love with your whole heart and start with yourself.

It's surprising how much free time and productivity you gain when you lose the busyness in your mind.

Eating disorders are insidious and subtly manipulative. The behaviors that initially feel like relief are the same ones that will eventually ruin you.

When you feel insecure or like you don't measure up -remind yourself of how far you've come. And in the moment you'll realize you've climbed mountains and can overcome anything.

Be careful before you judge. More importantly, watch out for the judgements you place upon yourself.

Make a promise to yourself that you will always choose growth over safe and dreams over fear.

Recovery doesn't mean putting your life on hold. Recovery means holding on so you can live your best life.

Healing requires you to be vulnerable and strong at the same time.

There is no right or wrong way to recover. There is only the decision to do so.

Recovery is hard. Staying in your disorder is Hell.

Take a chance. Don’t fear change. Life won’t hand you your dreams. Every time a door closes or you let go of something, you will find that there is room for new possibilities to enter. You aren’t saying goodbye. You are saying hello.

Everyone holds his or her own key to success and happiness. It's just that sometimes you have to test out a lot of wrong keys first to find the one that fits.

Needing help doesn't have a look, but asking for it always looks beautiful.

It is often what we cannot see that matters the most.

Mindset is everything. Like the eye of a storm -find the sunshine and calm within you, even if there is chaos outside of you.

I promise no food will ever hurt you as much as a negative mind.

If you skipped some chapters in a book it wouldn't make much sense would it? Allow your story to unfold and connect as it should with faith that better chapters are ahead.

If you want to do something healthy for yourself - focus on your internal relationship. A diet, external, or materialistic fix WON'T work.

Don't wait for a crisis to realize what matters most. Put yourself first right now. Because right now is all we have.

Just because your heart is beating, doesn't mean you're alive.

If you hold on to any part of your eating disorder, you are always one step away from a relapse.

A really important and underestimated part of recovery is allowing yourself to fall apart without rushing in to fix it.

You can do anything, but not everything. You don't have to save the world, just yourself.

It's amazing how much power a smile holds. It's contagious and brightens people's day. It's also the most powerful camouflage. For that person who seems to have it all together is merely masking the pain of drowning tears. Don't be so quick to assume.

There is a type of courage that cannot always be seen. It's a bravery that you have to choose for yourself. You use it in the little, seemingly insignificant choices and decisions you make each day. Keep making these tiny, good choices over and over until you realize your whole life is different and the hero who saved you is yourself.

The only way to move forward is to focus on the good in your life and the good that you are doing for others and yourself. My past has shown me things in life, others and myself that I wouldn't wish upon anyone, but I can choose to pick up the pieces and build a beautiful life for myself and help others to do the same.

Slowing down is not always easy, but there are many gems to be found at a gentler pace.

Life works in mysterious ways, and I believe one of the biggest challenges and successes is to let go and let it be.

Reminder: The way YOU view yourself dictates the way you THINK others view you. Work on realizing you're fiercely awesome!

The most important progress and success can't be seen. If you can validate yourself internally, then external validation becomes a byproduct.

Everyone kept asking me if I wanted to die. Well, no. No I didn't want to die. But no one ever asked me if I wanted to live.

Gotta let go ... then let go some more. Then when I think I've let it all go, I've gotta let it go till it's gone.

Not all battles or victories are visible.

Recovery is real. It's not a luck-of-the-draw deal where you put your name in a hat and hope to be chosen. It's a grueling, relentless, personal process that will push you beyond your limits over and over.

Sometimes life doesn’t make sense. Sometimes there is no good reason for the events that take place. But most times, you’ll realize it will all make sense for a much better reason, if you’re patient enough to wait.

Sometimes the hardest decisions are only meant to be made because a better purpose is waiting. Closing one door to walk through another doesn't mean goodbye. It means believing in yourself and intuition to create your best self in the unknown.

One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned is that life can change unexpectedly and instantaneously. Regardless, you have to keep putting one foot in front of the other, so that when life unexpectedly changes for the better -you already know how to walk and can seize it.

If you ever feel alone, just remember someone else is feeling the same. Loneliness’s greatest weapon is making you believe you’re the only one –the exception –that everyone else is thriving and fulfilled. It’s okay if this season is rough for you. All seeds must be buried before they bloom.

Don't say "never" say "not yet." Some of the most amazing things in life happen unexpectedly.

When you resolve what you see on the inside, you begin to solve what you see on the outside.

You don't always have to move on from your past, but you do need to find a way to move forward.

The thing with healing is that we often come back more resilient --stronger in the areas we once thought were broken.

Don't be afraid to start over ... because it is in that leap to the unknown where you will find your wings.

You are the artist of your recovery, and you get to create and sculpt it any way you like.

I am inspired by people who are willing to confront the shadows of themselves and find light.

Pay attention to yourself and your life. Make it what you want because the life you dream about isn’t going to fall into your lap. Go out and create it!

Sometimes it’s in the letting go that we find ourselves and the path we were meant to be on all along.

Forests thrive the most after they’ve been burned down to nothing. Maybe a crisis is growth and healing in disguise.

Your perception of me, of life, of others ... is always a reflection of something in you.

Setbacks allow us to take a step back and look at the view from a whole.

You aren't doing "nothing" when you choose to put your wellbeing first. In fact, this is the key to having everything.

Dear Change, My fear of the unknown finally outweighed my fear of the familiar.

Don't let fear interfere. It's how you use your fear that counts. Don't let it exhaust you -let it excite you. Change the narrative. You only get one life.

Your personal growth is the only thing that matters. You own and write your story; no one else does. Believe in the unique step up the mountain.

Don't second guess yourself. You know the right answer and what's best for you. Life is so much easier once you realize this.

It doesn't matter what others think. This is about YOU. Create a life that you genuinely love with your whole heart & start with yourself.

Recovery means ... getting to look everyone in the eye who battled to believe in you ... and say, "I won.

The further you fall into the hole, the higher you have to climb to get out.

Doors will open, but you have to be looking forward to see them and be thinking kindly of yourself in order to trust walking through them.

When things get hard, get excited! It means you have been given an opportunity to become that much stronger and knowledgeable.

I think the most successful and accomplished people are those who can show courage and admit they can’t do it alone. It’s pointless to struggle silently behind a fake smile.

You think you're lost. You think you're headed for disaster. But this isn't true. Quiet your mind. Be patient. Let go.

Trauma and pain have a way of forcing you to zoom in on the heart of your life.

I think sometimes making yourself vulnerable before you are ready is exactly what can hold you accountable. Do what you fear.

The most profound healing I’ve ever experienced happened when I did less—when I stepped away from my routine, from productivity, from scrolling online, from painting on a smile. It happened when I sat with myself—feeling lost, alone, and wondering what next? Have patience. Healing and growth require you to relinquish the familiar in order to find a new freedom.

There is a type of bravery and courage that cannot always be seen. It's a bravery that you have to choose for yourself. You use it in the little, seemingly insignificant choices and decisions you make each day. You keep making these tiny, good choices over and over until you realize your whole life is different and the hero who saved you is yourself.