Poor Body Image Across the Globe

Poor Body Image Across the Globe

Let’s consider poor body image across the globe and take a closer look at how it may be negatively impacting you or a loved one.  What Is Body Image? Simply put, body image is a mental picture of your physical appearance that you hold in your mind. This mental picture...
Reducing the Influence of Poor Body Image

Reducing the Influence of Poor Body Image

Today, I want to introduce an exercise we often use in the treatment setting to help people who find that their poor body image is getting in the way of their lives. An Exercise to Improve Poor Body Image The first thing we do is create a list of the things in your...
Overcoming Poor Body Image

Overcoming Poor Body Image

Let’s forget body positivity for the moment! We hear a lot about body positivity and the goal of building more acceptance, appreciation, and compassion for your body. The truth is, though, addressing poor body image doesn’t mean that you have to love your body in...
Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Not Just Poor Body Image

Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Not Just Poor Body Image

When we talk about body image and body dissatisfaction, it’s important to understand what poor body image is and what it is not.  There’s a condition called body dysmorphic disorder that people sometimes mistakenly reference when they talk about their severe body...
Moving Beyond Diet Culture

Moving Beyond Diet Culture

Each January brings an onslaught of articles, tips, and social media posts about New Year’s resolutions. And every year, losing weight is among the most popular resolutions. In fact, almost half of the respondents in a national survey named losing weight as a...