that’s me!

IF YOU’RE HERE, YOU MIGHT BE STRUGGLING WITH A FEW THINGS

• You’re exhausted from decades of fighting your body 😩
• You’ve been trying to « fix yourself » for years, and you’ve never quite gotten to a place where you like how you look.
• There’s a harsh inner critic in your head. It judges your body constantly, compares you to everyone, and it wears you down.
• « Small things » like a photo, a mirror, or picking out an outfit can send you into shame spirals or meltdowns.
• Body image gets in the way of intimacy and dating. It’s hard to let yourself be looked at, touched, or fully loved.
• Maybe you’ve gained weight recently and you can’t accept it without shame. 

Rationally, you know you shouldn’t feel this way. You’ve tried to think your way out of it for years. But you can’t quite let go of old beliefs about what bodies should look like.

Hey, by the way: this is not your fault. It comes from growing up in a patriarchal society that wants women to believe they need to look forever young and skinny to be valuable.

and the most exciting part?

Making peace with your body isn’t the finish line. It’s the foundation.

When body image stops taking up all your headspace, there’s finally space for everything else. Space to dream big, to set ambitious goals and go after them, and to get excited about your life again.

HERE’S HOW WE’LL GET YOU THERE

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   We’ll work with your nervous system.Thoughts like « I am fat » are often a sign of a dysregulated nervous system. Stress often triggers critical thoughts: « I should have it together by now. » « Everyone is prettier than me. » That’s why I use a somatic, mind-body approach. Instead of fighting your thoughts with more thoughts, we work with your body.
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   A feminist approach.I believe body anxiety is created by growing up in a culture that teaches women they need to look a specific way to be lovable. The way I see it, you can’t fully heal your body image without understanding that. That’s why in my practice, I always take into account the culture that shaped the woman I’m working with.
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   Body image is just one part of a bigger picture.Your body image struggles are often the sign that something deeper is going on. So I look at you as a whole person, with a full and complex life. We look at things like how you handle stress in other areas of your life, people pleasing, perfectionism, imposter syndrome, emotional regulation, masking, and more.

HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER