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#193: Body Image Series: Dieting & Body Shame As Coping Mechanisms
In this episode I talk about:
- The concept of “emotional dieting” and “emotional weight fixation,”
- How emotional dieting distracts us from getting at the real issue and keeps us turning to diets for an answer,
- That it’s normal for life to feel out of control sometimes and there’s not always a quick fix or way to control it,
- That we’ve been conditioned to think that our bodies are a problem, so it’s no surprise when that becomes our way of thinking about ourselves or processing emotions,
- Some common triggers for diet fixation,
- The importance of identifying where your sense of fulfilment is not being met in life,
- Why this makes accepting your body so hard,
- How freeing it is to get comfortable experiencing the messiness of being a human being,
- Why the pandemic has been so hard on people’s body image,
- How to separate from these things in order to truly move forward,
- That you should lead with curiosity and know that your body is not the problem,
- Plus, so much more!
#191: Body Image Series: Weight Set Point Theory & Your Relationship To It
In this episode I talk about:
- What the weight set point theory is,
- How we don’t have as much control over our weight as we’ve been led to believe,
- The factors that can influence our body size and how they’re mostly out of our control,
- How dieting impacts our set point,
- How a HAES approach can help you learn to trust your body,
- Why the idea of a set point can trigger the diet mentality,
- Why we need to disconnect with the idea of a goal weight,
- What to focus on instead of getting to your set point,
- That there is a grieving process involved in moving forward,
- Why our happiness and acceptance can’t be conditional on achieving a certain body size,
- Plus so much more!
#188: Body Image Series: When you “intellectually get it” but still feel bad in your body
In this episode I talk about:
- How this feeling is incredibly common,
- A useful analogy between becoming a parent and starting on the path to a positive body image,
- TWO things we can do to feel better in our bodies and why one of them is WAY more powerful than the other,
- Where “intellectually getting it” sits within the 4 stages of acceptance and how to bust past that barrier,
- Why you have to be intentional about challenging your negative thoughts,
- That it’s normal to still have bad body days,
- ONE question to visit daily to propel you towards giving less F’s about your body,
- Plus so much more!
#187: Body Image Series: Does Body Acceptance Mean You’ll Let Yourself Go?
In this episode I talk about:
- Why we believe body acceptance feels like letting ourselves go,
- That diet-culture wants you to believe you’re a failure and you’re giving up if you opt-out,
- The difference between healthy and unhealthy self-care and why acceptance supports the former,
- Examples of healthy self-care and how it comes from a place of compassion and kindness,
- Examples of unhealthy self-care and how it comes from a place of inadequacy,
- The three main fears to challenge and call-out in order to move to a place where acceptance feels doable,
- How when we hinge our self-worth on the external, we’re never going to feel good enough,
- Two game-changing reframes on acceptance to make it feel totally doable,
- How acceptance is a life-long, daily practice,
- Plus so much more!
#186: Body Image Series: How NOT to respond to negative thoughts about your body…
In this episode I talk about:
- Potential sources of negative body thoughts and how they’re exacerbated during the pandemic,
- The THREE things we’re typically told to do to change our thoughts and why you should avoid them,
- A way to visualize how your brain evolves to think about self-doubt and self-compassion,
- How our negative thoughts tend to stick more than the positive ones,
- How our inner-critic is an innocent part of us that exists to protect us from threats,
- The TWO things that need to happen in order for our thoughts to change,
- The importance of working with your inner-critic,
- The ONE question to ask yourself to start to work on changing your negative body thoughts, Plus, so much more!
- Plus so much more!
#185: Body Image Series: What to do if you still want to lose weight (the answer might surprise you)
In this episode I talk about:
- What it means if you still want to lose weight,
- How body image is hard-coded in us from birth,
- How this work is more than just embracing your “flaws,” it’s about cultivating a sense of worthiness outside of your appearance,
- Three things that cause us to feel bad about our bodies and why rejecting these is so important,
- The need to be critical of the cultural influences around us,
- That the longer you stay in the diet cycle, the harder it is to accept your body,
- The game-changing REFRAME that will help you get a lot closer to body neutrality (seriously, my clients love me for this),
- The ONE thing you need to get clear on to help you feel better in your body,
- That we have nothing to lose by being kinder to ourselves,
- Plus so much more!
#180 – Body Image Series: Where Our Body Image Comes From
In this episode I talk about:
- How systems of oppression impact body image and how we’re treated in our society,
- What body image is and symptoms of poor body image,
- The importance of knowing that your self-worth isn’t dictated by your appearance or how other people feel about you,
- How our culture has taught us that only certain bodies are worthy,
Beauty as social currency, - How feelings of inadequacy don’t disappear if you change your body to be more in line with beauty standards,
- How the desire to fit beauty standards is hardcoded in our DNA,
- How external systems of oppression create internalized oppressions,
- That this is a systemic and cultural issue and it is not your fault,
- How we internalize experiences that make us feel like we’re not good enough and allow them to shape how we feel about our bodies,
- Questions you can use to examine your past and be curious about where your body image came from,
- The importance of tending to your past wounds in order to heal,
- Plus so much more!
#175: Body Image Series: 4 Misconceptions About Body Acceptance
In this episode I talk about:
- How body acceptance doesn’t mean loving every part of your body,
- That body acceptance doesn’t follow the magical thinking of diet culture,
- Learning to be more compassionate with yourself,
- Facing and rejecting the fears that keep us from acceptance,
- Welcoming bad days along with the good ones,
- How when we are owning who we are it is often uncomfortable, but also the most gratifying,
- The importance of choosing yourself and making space for all the different parts of yourself,
- That taking care of yourself looks different to everyone and can change day to day,
- How body acceptance is intertwined with self-care,
- That this is a process and the work is continuous,
- The importance of speaking more compassionately to yourself,
- Why this work is not about eliminating self-doubt completely,
- The resilience that comes out of doing this work,
- Plus so much more!
#163 – Body Image Series: How to Stop Caring About What Other People Think (Overcoming Fear of Judgment)
In this episode I talk about:
- Why we fear judgment and how this is ingrained in us,
- What these fears can teach us about ourselves,
- Why understanding the source of our fear of what others are thinking is integral to healing self-worth,
- 7 ways to overcome fear of judgment,
- Your free worksheet – 5 Ways to Navigate Social Situations When Feeling Self-Conscious,
- Plus so much more!
#162 – Body Image Series: Overcoming Comparisons
In this episode I talk about:
- Why we compare and why it’s not our fault,
- The main belief that drives us to compare,
- Why comparisons are one of the hardest things to overcome,
- 8 actions to take to stop comparisons,
- Your free worksheet – 6 Ways We’ve Been Conditioned to Compare,
- Plus so much more!
#161 – Body Image Series: Detaching From The Thin Ideal
In this episode I talk about:
- Why it’s so hard to break the attachment to the thin ideal,
- Why no one should feel ashamed for wanting to lose weight,
- Why breaking the attachment to the thin ideal is a crucial part of body acceptance work,
- How to identify and work through the fears that keep us hooked on the thin ideal,
- The 5 main fears that keep us hooked on the thin ideal and diet mentality,
- Your free worksheet – Goodbye Diet Culture – 5 prompts to help you break up with diet culture for good,
- Plus so much more!
#160 – Body Image Series: Believing You Are Good Enough (Self-Worth)
In this episode I talk about:
- What gets in the way of feeling good enough,
- How our “shoulds” feed the belief that we’re not good enough,
- What is self-worth and why it’s so damn important for you to feel good enough,
- The difference between confidence and self-worth,
- How perfectionism influences our self-worth,
- 8 components to build self-worth,
- Your free worksheet – 10 Powerful Ways To Reinforce That You’re Good Enough,
- Plus so much more!
#159 – Body Image Series: Intuitive Eating & Body Image
In this episode I talk about:
- Why body dissatisfaction drives the diet mentality,
- Why accepting our bodies doesn’t mean giving up,
- 5 ways that body image work will facilitate healing your relationship with food,
- What it means to “trust yourself” around food and how to overcome that hurdle if you feel like you just can’t,
- Your free worksheet – Eat Like A Grown-Ass Adult – 4 prompts to inspire you to live your life without diets,
- Plus so much more!
#158 – Body Image Series: How To Feel Better In Your Body
In this episode I talk about:
- The body image series of podcast episodes I’m going to be doing,
- Why I intertwine the words self-worth and body image,
- The biggest mistake we make when trying to feel better in our body,
- The one question to ask yourself when working on feeling better in your body,
- 7 ways to feel better in your body mentally,
- How to feel better in your body physically,
- Your free worksheet with 5 actions to immediately feel better in your body,
- Plus so much more!