Body Image Workshops and One-to-One Support
Body image problems affect lots of different people.
It's not something "silly" to "get over" (like I used to think), it's not just for teenage girls, and it's certainly not just being vain or shallow. I've struggled with body image issues my whole life, less so now but it's still always something I'm working on. Part of my own journey is being able to share my professional and lived experience with people, by offering one-to-one sessions and workshops, to help others be able to understand body image on a deeper level and help to challenge your own perceptions of your body.
My approach is empathic and compassionate, but not FLUFFY. By this I mean I don't do any "love your body" stuff as I recognise that can seem like too much of a big jump - hating your body to loving it! I find that "body positivity" can be too fluffy, as much as it can be helpful for a lot of people, as it just seemed unrealistic for me to wear a bikini when I couldn't even wear a swimming costume without a big baggy t-shirt over the top for many years. "Body positivity" is unfortunately now being capitalised on by companies who have noticed it's popularity, plus slim attractive influencers and others online cashing in on the movement.
My body image approach involves taking a "big picture" view, understanding the societal and cultural issues surrounding how we see our bodies, including class, gender, disability, race, and more. Accepting our bodies can feel like a radical act in our society where capitalism needs us to be ashamed of our bodies in order to make money. Body image is always existing in these different systems, so as individuals, as much as we can do things to help change the way we think about our bodies, we also need to be aware of all the wider influences to really understand why we might struggle with body image. Our pasts, any trauma, our life narratives and the media all influence this too.
There can be such a lot to unpack when thinking about body image, which is why I offer workshops as well as one-to-one sessions. These can help you understand body image in more depth and help you move towards accepting your body more.
It's not something "silly" to "get over" (like I used to think), it's not just for teenage girls, and it's certainly not just being vain or shallow. I've struggled with body image issues my whole life, less so now but it's still always something I'm working on. Part of my own journey is being able to share my professional and lived experience with people, by offering one-to-one sessions and workshops, to help others be able to understand body image on a deeper level and help to challenge your own perceptions of your body.
My approach is empathic and compassionate, but not FLUFFY. By this I mean I don't do any "love your body" stuff as I recognise that can seem like too much of a big jump - hating your body to loving it! I find that "body positivity" can be too fluffy, as much as it can be helpful for a lot of people, as it just seemed unrealistic for me to wear a bikini when I couldn't even wear a swimming costume without a big baggy t-shirt over the top for many years. "Body positivity" is unfortunately now being capitalised on by companies who have noticed it's popularity, plus slim attractive influencers and others online cashing in on the movement.
My body image approach involves taking a "big picture" view, understanding the societal and cultural issues surrounding how we see our bodies, including class, gender, disability, race, and more. Accepting our bodies can feel like a radical act in our society where capitalism needs us to be ashamed of our bodies in order to make money. Body image is always existing in these different systems, so as individuals, as much as we can do things to help change the way we think about our bodies, we also need to be aware of all the wider influences to really understand why we might struggle with body image. Our pasts, any trauma, our life narratives and the media all influence this too.
There can be such a lot to unpack when thinking about body image, which is why I offer workshops as well as one-to-one sessions. These can help you understand body image in more depth and help you move towards accepting your body more.
Online support: One-to-One sessions
I offer online support sessions for anyone struggling with any kind of body image problems. Sessions are online via Teams. This is not counselling, but rather is support/coaching to help your relationship with your body.
I can help you:
Sessions can be geared towards your needs. There's no obligation to have a certain number of sessions so it can be a one-off chat, or we can have regular weekly, fortnightly or monthly sessions - whatever suits you.
The standard fee is £25 per session.
(Please contact me if this is not affordable as I may be able to give concession rates for some appointments)
Payment will be requested before the appointment in order to confirm it.
Contact me for more info and availability.
I offer online support sessions for anyone struggling with any kind of body image problems. Sessions are online via Teams. This is not counselling, but rather is support/coaching to help your relationship with your body.
I can help you:
- Understand where your body image problems might stem from
- Move towards accepting how your body is now
- Offer tools to manage difficult feelings your body
- Give recommendations/sign-posting
Sessions can be geared towards your needs. There's no obligation to have a certain number of sessions so it can be a one-off chat, or we can have regular weekly, fortnightly or monthly sessions - whatever suits you.
The standard fee is £25 per session.
(Please contact me if this is not affordable as I may be able to give concession rates for some appointments)
Payment will be requested before the appointment in order to confirm it.
Contact me for more info and availability.
