Body Image

Helping you crush body image hang-ups and make peace with food!

How Has 90s Diet Culture Impacted your Adult Body Image?

Diet culture in the 90s and early 2000s was marked by a pervasive obsession with thinness, fad diets, and body shaming. We were told from every angle that weight was somehow correlated with morality and value.

Haunted by Slim Fast shakes that riddled our taste buds with the tang of metallic chocolate, Wishbone Salad Spritzers that promised flavor but delivered a sad, misty disappointment, and that "master cleanse" concoction of lemon juice, maple syrup, and cayenne pepper that burned our throats and made our eyes water.

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My Work is Firmly Rooted in the Health at Every Size® Movement and Principles of Intuitive Eating.

How would your life change if you believed that your body size has absolutely nothing to do with your worth? Instead of trying to change our bodies, let’s change our perspective about our bodies!

Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor

Folks Often Seek Therapy for Body Image or
Disordered Eating Concerns Because:

Body related thoughts interfere with daily life, confidence, or their ability to be present
Dating, intimacy, or relationships feel impacted by body image distress (hard to feel connected when your inner monologue sounds like a Cosmopolitan magazine sidebar)
Food, weight, or appearance feel closely tied to self-worth
Years of chronic dieting, “low-fat” everything, points, plans, and food rules have disrupted trust with hunger, fullness, and satisfaction cues
They’re having difficulty letting go of clothes or expectations tied to a past version of their body
Early messages about bodies and worthiness continue to shape current beliefs, thanks in part to messages like “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels” (respectfully, grandma was wrong on that one)
There is a desire for a kinder, more respectful relationship with their body
Body image concerns intersect with anxiety, relationships, or identity
They’re grieving changes in their body, loss of abilities, appearance, or identities tied to how their body once looked or functioned
They feel caught between gratitude for their body and sadness about what has changed, and aren’t sure how to hold both

Clients struggling with their body image often share thoughts like:

“I’ll finally feel good about myself when I lose weight.”
“I was feeling pretty okay in my body until I saw a recent picture of myself.”
“Dating would be so much easier if I were smaller.”
“I just need to get back on track with my eating.”
“I feel so disconnected from my body.”
“I don’t want my children to grow up with the same struggles I’ve had with my body.”

We will deconstruct myths and perceptions about bodies and work toward removing value, stigma, and judgment from your relationship with your body. You know what’s badass? Choosing to be kind to your body in a system that was designed for you to hate it. Imagine a life where you don’t think about your body much at all anymore. It’s just there, existing, breathing, and digesting tacos without demanding your constant judgment. Your body becomes what it was always meant to be: the least interesting thing about you.

Wouldn’t it be nice to be gentle with yourself?

I wish for you peace.
I wish for you full, embodied joy.
I wish for you freedom.

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Generational Diet Trauma & Intuitive Eating

It’s finally time to cancel that WW subscription! Say goodbye to food guilt and embrace the freedom to eat whatever you want. IE is an evidence-based, non-diet approach that helps people make peace with food, movement, and their body. Let's take a deep dive into understanding how, when, and where your "food rules" originated. Spoiler: Calories aren’t empty if they’re f*cking delicious and filled with joy! You can give yourself unconditional permission to eat and savor all of the foods you love. Kevin McCallister said it best.

Weight Stigma

We are conditioned to hate our bodies and shame the bodies of our peers all in the name of a “health” standard that just isn’t one size fits all. Weight stigma and anti-fatness are harmful because they strip individuals of their dignity, self-worth, and opportunities to live fulfilling lives. Together, we will explore and challenge societal norms that equate thinness with worth and acknowledge that health and happiness come in all shapes and sizes. “Righter of wrongs, queen beyond compare.”

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Disordered Eating

Stop Suffering and Start Healing!

Do you feel like you can’t trust yourself around certain foods? You feel out of control and ashamed of how and what you eat leading you to eat in secret and avoid social settings. Your loved ones knowing about your deep struggles with food sounds like your worst nightmare, amiright? I believe that all bodies deserve to feel safe in the world, you are not a problem to be fixed or reduced, and food freedom is possible. Your relationship to food and your body are powerful entry points into exploring more about yourself and what you truly want out of life.

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