Making friends with your body

It all started when…

I was working with a client who told me that they had been diagnosed with an eating disorder (ED). Having little experience with the treatment of ED, I felt that I was ill-equipped to help her. I reviewed online providers to seek support that she needed.

I came across Ann Saffi-Biasetti’s website (listed below). Little did I know that it would lead me to a year long journey into self-compassion that taught me a new approach, not only to ED, but a way of enhancing my practice with every other client. This journey into self-compassion turned my practice toward an approach that I use in every aspect of my treatment of mental health disorders.

I will work with you to make peace within yourself. To do this, we will aim to explore beliefs, agreements, coping mechanisms that you have had so long that you think they are unchangeable parts within you.

Befriending your body classes are available on her website. It is based on the premise of self-compassion and the HAES approach. To learn more about each, check out the links below to learn more about the Ann Saffi-Biasetti and HAES:

An Embodied Life: www.embodiedlife.com

Health At Every Size Community Resources – HAES Community Resources: www.haescommunity.com