July 8, 2024 • 18 mins
Join us on Bites and Body Love as we unpack the complex world of body image, breaking down personal perceptions, emotions, thoughts, and behaviors that shape how we view ourselves. We'll shed light on the powerful influences of weight stigma, nutrition, and media, and discuss the four crucial aspects of body image: perceptual, affective, cognitive, and interconnected elements. By understanding these foundational components, we set the stage for developing a healthy, confident, and trusting relationship with our bodies.
We'll also tackle common myths, like the simplistic notion that altering your appearance will automatically fix body image concerns. Instead, we emphasize the importance of embracing a holistic and sustainable approach to body positivity. As we wrap up, we delve into the concept of food and body freedom, encouraging you to reach out with questions and offering a free mini-course when you DM "freedom" on Instagram @jamierd_. Tune in for an episode that promises to open up new possibilities for a fulfilling and liberating relationship with your body and food.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hello everyone, welcome to another episode of
Bites and Body Love.
I am super excited to introducean activity today.
We are going to talk about whatbody image is and I am going to
ask for your feedback.
So there's going to be a lot ofeducation and then reflection
around what you personally thinkbody image and body image work
(00:22):
is.
Now this is a foundationaldiscussion to be able to or to
just, I guess, more solidly moveinto body image work, because
we have to know what the heck itis, we have to know what body
image work entails.
We have to know what body imageentails, and so I'm pulling
from my journal and workbookcalled Food and Body Image
(00:43):
Freedom Workbook and Journal forEverybody, which is used
alongside my program, true Foodand Body Image Freedom for
Everybody.
So we're going to talk aboutand explore what is body image
and what is body image work.
So, without further ado, let'sgo ahead and dive in.
Even better, if you have thisjournal, open it up and let's do
(01:06):
it together.
So the objectives of this thepurpose of this activity is to
assess your current and priorknowledge and understanding of
what the concept of body imageis and what it means, and then,
in turn, what the work entails.
So I want you to answer thesequestions for me.
(01:27):
Okay, we're going to do somereflection as we get started,
before we move into theeducation part, to assess that
prior knowledge.
I want you to try and journalfreely or think freely if you're
in the car or if you just don'twant to journal or if you're on
a walk Definitely don't need towrite it down in order for this
to be beneficial and I want youto jot down whatever comes to
(01:48):
mind, while catching anyjudgment that you have as well
and trying to be neutral andextend some self-compassion to
yourself.
Okay, I want you to zoom outand think in broader terms, as
if you were teaching a classroomof students, okay, so I want
(02:09):
you to ask yourself what are thewords or phrases that come to
mind when you hear body image?
I'm going to say that againwhat are the words or phrases
that come to mind when you hearbody image?
So, terms and phrases, allright.
(02:54):
Next question Define body imageas if you had to put it into a
dictionary.
Body image is Define body imageas if you had to put it in the
dictionary.
I feel like I'm back in school.
I used to be a teacher for fouryears and it just brings me
back All right.
(03:14):
Now that you have those twoanswers, I want to ask you was
the question harder than youthought?
Were those questions harderthan you thought?
Why, and what do you thinkabout that?
Do you think that it was?
It's get curious about that.
You might have found, wow, it'skind of hard to define body
image because it entails so much.
Or you might find, no, that waseasy.
I couldn't stop writing phrasesdown because there's so much
(03:36):
that body image impacts and somuch work I have needed to done.
Found that I needed I need todo for myself around body image.
Found that I needed I need todo for myself around body image.
Okay, so, now that we'vereflected a little and, of
course, like, pause, continue.
Pause the podcast, continue tojournal it out.
(03:57):
I really want you to have thatknowledge for yourself of where
you're at.
But if that is not you and youdon't need to pause, let's go
ahead and continue.
And I want to talk about thecomplexity of body image.
To get started and a lot oftimes is great for a if I had a
screen and I can show you thispicture of the really messy
entangled web of what makes abody image and you can't see
(04:18):
that, but that is what I havedown in front of me in this
activity.
It's a messy tangled web of allof these different bubbles with
words in them that namesomething different, that has to
, that has impact on body image,that has that needs to be
looked at when we're talkingabout and working with body
image.
Okay, and I'm going to startnaming those and not all of them
(04:38):
, because there's so many andthese do not still and these
these are, don't encompasseverything.
I'm going to start naming themWeight, stigma, nutrition,
relationship with food,belonging perceptions, security,
fat phobia, self-worth, trustwith your body, trust with food,
behaviors, safety, comfort,emotions, trauma, identity,
(05:03):
environment, relationship withexercise, society, media,
compassion, embodiment, coping,functionality.
I can keep going on and on andon and on.
With the complexity of bodyimage work, and even when we
just pull your relationship withfood, that is a big, big part
(05:23):
of it.
I want to ask you what standsout to you with all of the
different things I named.
What stands out to you?
Have you worked on some of them?
Have you considered working onsome of them?
Do some surprise you?
Are you questioning how some ofthese might have to do with
body image work.
How are you feeling with thatweb that I just spoke to you
(05:45):
about?
These are all different aspectsI work on to leave no stone
unturned with people for theirrelationship with food and body,
to have a healthy, confidentrelationship with their body,
and a trusting one.
Okay, now into some educationand the research and behind body
(06:06):
image.
So body image can be thought ofin four different aspects and I
want to go over those aspectstoday and break those apart so
you can conceptualize andunderstand body image when
you're working through it andwhen you're navigating from day
to day.
Okay, so let's go over the fouraspects.
Number one the way you see yourbody is your um is your
(06:26):
perceptual body image.
So that's the first oneperceptual body image, and that
is the way you perceive yourbody.
Okay, the way you see your body.
That is one aspect of bodyimage work and body image.
Number two is effective bodyimage.
So the way you feel about yourbody is your effective body
(06:48):
image.
Number three the way you thinkabout your body is your
cognitive body image.
Okay, so, cognitive body image,the way you think about your
body.
And then, lastly, the behaviorsyou engage in as a result of
your body image are yourbehavioral body image.
Okay, so that last one isbehavioral body image.
So there are four.
(07:09):
I'm going to name them againwithout defining them Perceptual
body image seeing, effectivebody image, feeling.
Cognitive body image thinkingabout.
And behavioral body image,which is behaviors you engage in
about.
And behavioral body image,which is behaviors you engage in
(07:30):
.
So, wow, right, think of all ofthose different things.
That needs to be consideredwhen we're thinking of those
four different parts.
But, according to research,those are the four different
aspects of body image, and nowlet's dive into each and every
one of those.
Let's go into perceptual.
I want to ask you somequestions, because these impact
your relationship with your bodyand I want to see where you're
(07:56):
at and I want to help you raiseawareness.
So you have awareness around,okay, so if perceptual body
image is a thing and it impactsme, do I have a strong
perceptual body image?
Is this really a weakness?
How is it a weakness?
What is the?
What can I do about it?
Ok, so we're going to raisesome awareness around these
certain areas, because awarenessis the first step to creating
some change.
Education is the first step tocreating some change and
(08:18):
deciding if you want to createchange, ok, and deciding and
understanding where you need tocreate that change, ok.
So how do you perceive yourphysical appearance when you
look in the mirror?
Do you focus on specificaspects or features?
Do you compare your body toothers?
(08:38):
How does this comparison affectyour perception of your own
body?
Okay, now we're going to gointo effective.
Now, if you want to pause forthat perceptual and you're
answering those questions abouthow you perceive your body and
what that looks like for aday-to-day for you, maybe you
(09:00):
can also jot down or think alittle bit about well, is this a
strong area for me?
Is this a weak area?
Is it generally strong?
With a really weak thing thatreally impacts me?
How does that thing impact me?
Am I always checking, lookingin the mirror and constantly
body checking?
How does this impact myrelationship with food?
Go deeper, really, think aboutit.
(09:22):
These are the questions I wouldask you if you're a part of the
program and I would want you tostart thinking about.
All right, effective, somequestions here, and remember,
effective is how you feel aboutyour body.
So how do you feel about yourbody on a daily basis?
Think of that feelings wheelSad, anxious, excited, happy,
(09:45):
peaceful.
Are these feelings generallypositive, negative or neutral?
What emotions arise when youthink about your body image
Today, yesterday?
How do these emotions impactyour self-esteem and overall
(10:05):
well-being?
How do they impact yourbehaviors, your decisions, your
goals, the way you take care ofyourself?
Okay, cognitive, remember.
So.
Cognitive is the way you thinkabout your body.
What thoughts or beliefs do youhold about your body image and
(10:28):
where do these beliefs come from?
So what beliefs do you haveabout body image in general,
about other bodies, aboutcertain body sizes, about your
body?
Are there any internalizedsocietal or cultural standards
that influence your thoughtsabout other bodies and your body
?
And lastly, behavioral, how doyou behave in response to your
(10:56):
body image concerns?
Do you engage in specificactions?
Do you over exercise, do yourestrict, do you diet?
Are there behaviors you'veadopted to cope with negative
body image?
So think about those behaviorsthat are impacted by body image.
(11:23):
And then I want to go one stepfurther and ask how is that
working for you?
Are the current behaviors thatyou're using helping you to have
a better body image?
How long have you been engagingin those behaviors and finding
the same result?
What road is that bringing youdown?
(11:47):
Is it actually helping or is ita false sense of coping?
All right, now that we talkedabout what body image is, I want
to talk about what body imageis not.
So we're going to talk aboutsome myths and misconceptions
and this is really a must tocall out all the myths,
misconceptions and assumptionsthat can hold us back in our
(12:07):
journey.
It's really important to speakto the nature of the work,
because we often have a pictureof what it should look like,
what body image work should looklike.
Okay, and that's going toaffect your exploration in your
journey.
So this is important becausethe picture that you paint right
off the bat when you are onthis journey is going to impact
every step of the way, as wellas the ultimate destination.
(12:29):
Okay.
So I want to examine thefollowing myths and
misconceptions all right thatare often held that I go over
with clients that can reallyhold them back or confuse them.
Okay.
So myth one change your body tochange your body image.
The truth is that it is notchange your body to change your
(12:52):
body image.
This is so commonly believedand promoted and fed to us that
your body is the problem andcreates the problem and your
life and everything would bebetter if you change your body
or your appearance.
But your body is not theproblem.
Your body image and yourbehaviors are the problem and we
need to focus on that andhealing that in the way that
actually is going to besustainable, to be healthy, to
(13:16):
be intuitive, to feel good.
That's not built on shame.
So this is a huge misconceptionwhen you just think of diets
right Built on shame restriction, changing your body to have
that ideal life.
That is their whole way ofadvertising and there's a bunch
of podcast episodes on thatadvertising and there's a bunch
(13:36):
of podcast episodes on that.
So I'm not going to go deepinto that today at least.
All right, the second one thetruth is.
So the misconception or myth isthat body image work is easy.
It's just simply, you know it'seasy, it's one size fits all.
The truth is that body imagework is not easy and the nature
of body image work is complex,non-linear and messy.
(13:59):
We will always have a body andtherefore we will always have a
relationship with our body andchanging and a changing body
image.
We will consistently inhabit aphysical body and, as a result,
our connection with our body.
It evolves in response to ourdiverse life experiences and our
connection with our body.
It evolves in response to ourdiverse life experiences and how
we perceive our body as ittransforms over time.
But when you build thatfoundational relationship with
(14:22):
your body as it changes overtime, you have the tools, the
knowledge, the trust, theunderstanding, the respect and
the compassion for body image.
But you got to do it the rightway.
That works.
But you got to do it the rightway that works, all right.
(14:43):
The next one.
There's two, three more.
Having a general positive bodyimage is not having negative
body image moments.
Okay.
So having a general positivebody image is not having
negative body image moments.
So having a positive body imageis the absence of negative body
image moments False.
Having a positive body image isgoing to still mean that you
(15:04):
have some negative body imagemoments.
It's normal to occasionallyexperience self-doubt or
negativity about your body.
A positive body image is aboutoverall self-acceptance and
resilience in the face of thesemoments, still choosing healthy
behaviors, promoting a healthyself-relationship over time.
(15:26):
Because this takes time and ittakes practice and it takes
consistency.
And it's okay to have thatself-doubt.
But what happens the more andmore and more you practice and
the better your body imageimproves with the right tools is
you're able to bounce back.
It doesn't impact your wholeday.
You know today, when you have anegative body image, it might
impact all your decisions andhow you feel for the whole day.
(15:47):
When you transform yourrelationship with your body and
you have a positive body imageoverall and you have an
intuitive, trusting one, thatmeans you might have a negative
body image moment.
Maybe you see an ad that's kindof shaming with diets in it,
maybe it sparks something andyou have a hard five minutes or
a harder five minutes, but thenyou bounce back, you don't act
(16:10):
on it.
It's not going to impact yourdecisions and maybe you don't
think about it for the rest ofthe day and you just bounce back
.
All right.
Next one Positive body imagecontains different components
and it is possible to strengthenthese different parts, which
will lead to improvement of thewhole, even if some components
won't budge.
(16:30):
So this is this is a truth.
I didn't say the myth first.
So this is a truth.
That positive body image.
It is made up of so manydifferent elements and it's
really important to know that ifyou're stuck in one piece and
(16:50):
you can't budge one negativepiece of body image that really
needs to be improved on.
You can work on other aspectsuntil you're ready to work on
that harder piece and ultimatelyit's still going to improve
your overall perception of yourbody, even if some remain a
challenge.
So you can feel better aboutbody image, have more trust,
have more love and still createa lot of positive change in the
(17:14):
right direction.
Even if there's some unmovablepieces at the time, you got to
honor that, have more trust,have more love and still create
a lot of positive change in theright direction.
Even if there's some unmovablepieces at the time, you got to
honor that.
So, in other words, focusing onand improving specific facets
of your body image, such as selfacceptance or your relationship
with food, can contribute tothe overall positive body image,
even if you struggle with bodyconfidence or comfort in your
body at the moment or exerciseright.
(17:36):
So there's still a ton to workon.
So if you don't have themotivation, ability,
understanding to work on onepiece, that's not an excuse to
not work on all the other thingsif you are ready and willing.
And last, body image healing isnot what we are sold through
diet, culture Period.
(17:57):
We won't talk, we won't get toomuch into that.
I have a ton of episodes ondiet culture, but a reality and
a truth is body image healing isnot what we're sold through
diet culture.
It gets us way, way, wayfurther from where we actually
want to be.
Okay With that.
I hope that was super helpful.
Let me know if you have anyquestions.
(18:18):
I would love to hear from youat hello, at jamierdcom.
Dm me the word freedom onInstagram at jamierd underscore
for a free mini course to learnmore about how to achieve full
food and body image freedom.
I hope you have a wonderful day.
I hope this was helping tobuild a solid foundation to
continue to support yourrelationship with food and body
(18:39):
and get the relationship withfood and body you deserve so you
can open up your life to more.
And I want to again scream fromthe rooftops and end this
episode by saying it isabsolutely available for you.
Do not settle for less.
If you do not want to settlefor less, it's there.
Okay, I will see you next timeon Bites and Body Love and I
hope you have a
Hello everyone, welcome to another episode of
Bites and Body Love.
I am super excited to introducean activity today.
We are going to talk about whatbody image is and I am going to
ask for your feedback.
So there's going to be a lot ofeducation and then reflection
around what you personally thinkbody image and body image work
(00:22):
is.
Now this is a foundationaldiscussion to be able to or to
just, I guess, more solidly moveinto body image work, because
we have to know what the heck itis, we have to know what body
image work entails.
We have to know what body imageentails, and so I'm pulling
from my journal and workbookcalled Food and Body Image
(00:43):
Freedom Workbook and Journal forEverybody, which is used
alongside my program, true Foodand Body Image Freedom for
Everybody.
So we're going to talk aboutand explore what is body image
and what is body image work.
So, without further ado, let'sgo ahead and dive in.
Even better, if you have thisjournal, open it up and let's do
(01:06):
it together.
So the objectives of this thepurpose of this activity is to
assess your current and priorknowledge and understanding of
what the concept of body imageis and what it means, and then,
in turn, what the work entails.
So I want you to answer thesequestions for me.
(01:27):
Okay, we're going to do somereflection as we get started,
before we move into theeducation part, to assess that
prior knowledge.
I want you to try and journalfreely or think freely if you're
in the car or if you just don'twant to journal or if you're on
a walk Definitely don't need towrite it down in order for this
to be beneficial and I want youto jot down whatever comes to
(01:48):
mind, while catching anyjudgment that you have as well
and trying to be neutral andextend some self-compassion to
yourself.
Okay, I want you to zoom outand think in broader terms, as
if you were teaching a classroomof students, okay, so I want
(02:09):
you to ask yourself what are thewords or phrases that come to
mind when you hear body image?
I'm going to say that againwhat are the words or phrases
that come to mind when you hearbody image?
So, terms and phrases, allright.
(02:54):
Next question Define body imageas if you had to put it into a
dictionary.
Body image is Define body imageas if you had to put it in the
dictionary.
I feel like I'm back in school.
I used to be a teacher for fouryears and it just brings me
back All right.
(03:14):
Now that you have those twoanswers, I want to ask you was
the question harder than youthought?
Were those questions harderthan you thought?
Why, and what do you thinkabout that?
Do you think that it was?
It's get curious about that.
You might have found, wow, it'skind of hard to define body
image because it entails so much.
Or you might find, no, that waseasy.
I couldn't stop writing phrasesdown because there's so much
(03:36):
that body image impacts and somuch work I have needed to done.
Found that I needed I need todo for myself around body image.
Found that I needed I need todo for myself around body image.
Okay, so, now that we'vereflected a little and, of
course, like, pause, continue.
Pause the podcast, continue tojournal it out.
(03:57):
I really want you to have thatknowledge for yourself of where
you're at.
But if that is not you and youdon't need to pause, let's go
ahead and continue.
And I want to talk about thecomplexity of body image.
To get started and a lot oftimes is great for a if I had a
screen and I can show you thispicture of the really messy
entangled web of what makes abody image and you can't see
(04:18):
that, but that is what I havedown in front of me in this
activity.
It's a messy tangled web of allof these different bubbles with
words in them that namesomething different, that has to
, that has impact on body image,that has that needs to be
looked at when we're talkingabout and working with body
image.
Okay, and I'm going to startnaming those and not all of them
(04:38):
, because there's so many andthese do not still and these
these are, don't encompasseverything.
I'm going to start naming themWeight, stigma, nutrition,
relationship with food,belonging perceptions, security,
fat phobia, self-worth, trustwith your body, trust with food,
behaviors, safety, comfort,emotions, trauma, identity,
(05:03):
environment, relationship withexercise, society, media,
compassion, embodiment, coping,functionality.
I can keep going on and on andon and on.
With the complexity of bodyimage work, and even when we
just pull your relationship withfood, that is a big, big part
(05:23):
of it.
I want to ask you what standsout to you with all of the
different things I named.
What stands out to you?
Have you worked on some of them?
Have you considered working onsome of them?
Do some surprise you?
Are you questioning how some ofthese might have to do with
body image work.
How are you feeling with thatweb that I just spoke to you
(05:45):
about?
These are all different aspectsI work on to leave no stone
unturned with people for theirrelationship with food and body,
to have a healthy, confidentrelationship with their body,
and a trusting one.
Okay, now into some educationand the research and behind body
(06:06):
image.
So body image can be thought ofin four different aspects and I
want to go over those aspectstoday and break those apart so
you can conceptualize andunderstand body image when
you're working through it andwhen you're navigating from day
to day.
Okay, so let's go over the fouraspects.
Number one the way you see yourbody is your um is your
(06:26):
perceptual body image.
So that's the first oneperceptual body image, and that
is the way you perceive yourbody.
Okay, the way you see your body.
That is one aspect of bodyimage work and body image.
Number two is effective bodyimage.
So the way you feel about yourbody is your effective body
(06:48):
image.
Number three the way you thinkabout your body is your
cognitive body image.
Okay, so, cognitive body image,the way you think about your
body.
And then, lastly, the behaviorsyou engage in as a result of
your body image are yourbehavioral body image.
Okay, so that last one isbehavioral body image.
So there are four.
(07:09):
I'm going to name them againwithout defining them Perceptual
body image seeing, effectivebody image, feeling.
Cognitive body image thinkingabout.
And behavioral body image,which is behaviors you engage in
about.
And behavioral body image,which is behaviors you engage in
(07:30):
.
So, wow, right, think of all ofthose different things.
That needs to be consideredwhen we're thinking of those
four different parts.
But, according to research,those are the four different
aspects of body image, and nowlet's dive into each and every
one of those.
Let's go into perceptual.
I want to ask you somequestions, because these impact
your relationship with your bodyand I want to see where you're
(07:56):
at and I want to help you raiseawareness.
So you have awareness around,okay, so if perceptual body
image is a thing and it impactsme, do I have a strong
perceptual body image?
Is this really a weakness?
How is it a weakness?
What is the?
What can I do about it?
Ok, so we're going to raisesome awareness around these
certain areas, because awarenessis the first step to creating
some change.
Education is the first step tocreating some change and
(08:18):
deciding if you want to createchange, ok, and deciding and
understanding where you need tocreate that change, ok.
So how do you perceive yourphysical appearance when you
look in the mirror?
Do you focus on specificaspects or features?
Do you compare your body toothers?
(08:38):
How does this comparison affectyour perception of your own
body?
Okay, now we're going to gointo effective.
Now, if you want to pause forthat perceptual and you're
answering those questions abouthow you perceive your body and
what that looks like for aday-to-day for you, maybe you
(09:00):
can also jot down or think alittle bit about well, is this a
strong area for me?
Is this a weak area?
Is it generally strong?
With a really weak thing thatreally impacts me?
How does that thing impact me?
Am I always checking, lookingin the mirror and constantly
body checking?
How does this impact myrelationship with food?
Go deeper, really, think aboutit.
(09:22):
These are the questions I wouldask you if you're a part of the
program and I would want you tostart thinking about.
All right, effective, somequestions here, and remember,
effective is how you feel aboutyour body.
So how do you feel about yourbody on a daily basis?
Think of that feelings wheelSad, anxious, excited, happy,
(09:45):
peaceful.
Are these feelings generallypositive, negative or neutral?
What emotions arise when youthink about your body image
Today, yesterday?
How do these emotions impactyour self-esteem and overall
(10:05):
well-being?
How do they impact yourbehaviors, your decisions, your
goals, the way you take care ofyourself?
Okay, cognitive, remember.
So.
Cognitive is the way you thinkabout your body.
What thoughts or beliefs do youhold about your body image and
(10:28):
where do these beliefs come from?
So what beliefs do you haveabout body image in general,
about other bodies, aboutcertain body sizes, about your
body?
Are there any internalizedsocietal or cultural standards
that influence your thoughtsabout other bodies and your body
?
And lastly, behavioral, how doyou behave in response to your
(10:56):
body image concerns?
Do you engage in specificactions?
Do you over exercise, do yourestrict, do you diet?
Are there behaviors you'veadopted to cope with negative
body image?
So think about those behaviorsthat are impacted by body image.
(11:23):
And then I want to go one stepfurther and ask how is that
working for you?
Are the current behaviors thatyou're using helping you to have
a better body image?
How long have you been engagingin those behaviors and finding
the same result?
What road is that bringing youdown?
(11:47):
Is it actually helping or is ita false sense of coping?
All right, now that we talkedabout what body image is, I want
to talk about what body imageis not.
So we're going to talk aboutsome myths and misconceptions
and this is really a must tocall out all the myths,
misconceptions and assumptionsthat can hold us back in our
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journey.
It's really important to speakto the nature of the work,
because we often have a pictureof what it should look like,
what body image work should looklike.
Okay, and that's going toaffect your exploration in your
journey.
So this is important becausethe picture that you paint right
off the bat when you are onthis journey is going to impact
every step of the way, as wellas the ultimate destination.
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Okay.
So I want to examine thefollowing myths and
misconceptions all right thatare often held that I go over
with clients that can reallyhold them back or confuse them.
Okay.
So myth one change your body tochange your body image.
The truth is that it is notchange your body to change your
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body image.
This is so commonly believedand promoted and fed to us that
your body is the problem andcreates the problem and your
life and everything would bebetter if you change your body
or your appearance.
But your body is not theproblem.
Your body image and yourbehaviors are the problem and we
need to focus on that andhealing that in the way that
actually is going to besustainable, to be healthy, to
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be intuitive, to feel good.
That's not built on shame.
So this is a huge misconceptionwhen you just think of diets
right Built on shame restriction, changing your body to have
that ideal life.
That is their whole way ofadvertising and there's a bunch
of podcast episodes on thatadvertising and there's a bunch
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of podcast episodes on that.
So I'm not going to go deepinto that today at least.
All right, the second one thetruth is.
So the misconception or myth isthat body image work is easy.
It's just simply, you know it'seasy, it's one size fits all.
The truth is that body imagework is not easy and the nature
of body image work is complex,non-linear and messy.
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We will always have a body andtherefore we will always have a
relationship with our body andchanging and a changing body
image.
We will consistently inhabit aphysical body and, as a result,
our connection with our body.
It evolves in response to ourdiverse life experiences and our
connection with our body.
It evolves in response to ourdiverse life experiences and how
we perceive our body as ittransforms over time.
But when you build thatfoundational relationship with
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your body as it changes overtime, you have the tools, the
knowledge, the trust, theunderstanding, the respect and
the compassion for body image.
But you got to do it the rightway.
That works.
But you got to do it the rightway that works, all right.
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The next one.
There's two, three more.
Having a general positive bodyimage is not having negative
body image moments.
Okay.
So having a general positivebody image is not having
negative body image moments.
So having a positive body imageis the absence of negative body
image moments False.
Having a positive body image isgoing to still mean that you
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have some negative body imagemoments.
It's normal to occasionallyexperience self-doubt or
negativity about your body.
A positive body image is aboutoverall self-acceptance and
resilience in the face of thesemoments, still choosing healthy
behaviors, promoting a healthyself-relationship over time.
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Because this takes time and ittakes practice and it takes
consistency.
And it's okay to have thatself-doubt.
But what happens the more andmore and more you practice and
the better your body imageimproves with the right tools is
you're able to bounce back.
It doesn't impact your wholeday.
You know today, when you have anegative body image, it might
impact all your decisions andhow you feel for the whole day.
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When you transform yourrelationship with your body and
you have a positive body imageoverall and you have an
intuitive, trusting one, thatmeans you might have a negative
body image moment.
Maybe you see an ad that's kindof shaming with diets in it,
maybe it sparks something andyou have a hard five minutes or
a harder five minutes, but thenyou bounce back, you don't act
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on it.
It's not going to impact yourdecisions and maybe you don't
think about it for the rest ofthe day and you just bounce back
.
All right.
Next one Positive body imagecontains different components
and it is possible to strengthenthese different parts, which
will lead to improvement of thewhole, even if some components
won't budge.
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So this is this is a truth.
I didn't say the myth first.
So this is a truth.
That positive body image.
It is made up of so manydifferent elements and it's
really important to know that ifyou're stuck in one piece and
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you can't budge one negativepiece of body image that really
needs to be improved on.
You can work on other aspectsuntil you're ready to work on
that harder piece and ultimatelyit's still going to improve
your overall perception of yourbody, even if some remain a
challenge.
So you can feel better aboutbody image, have more trust,
have more love and still createa lot of positive change in the
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right direction.
Even if there's some unmovablepieces at the time, you got to
honor that, have more trust,have more love and still create
a lot of positive change in theright direction.
Even if there's some unmovablepieces at the time, you got to
honor that.
So, in other words, focusing onand improving specific facets
of your body image, such as selfacceptance or your relationship
with food, can contribute tothe overall positive body image,
even if you struggle with bodyconfidence or comfort in your
body at the moment or exerciseright.
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So there's still a ton to workon.
So if you don't have themotivation, ability,
understanding to work on onepiece, that's not an excuse to
not work on all the other thingsif you are ready and willing.
And last, body image healing isnot what we are sold through
diet, culture Period.
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We won't talk, we won't get toomuch into that.
I have a ton of episodes ondiet culture, but a reality and
a truth is body image healing isnot what we're sold through
diet culture.
It gets us way, way, wayfurther from where we actually
want to be.
Okay With that.
I hope that was super helpful.
Let me know if you have anyquestions.
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I would love to hear from youat hello, at jamierdcom.
Dm me the word freedom onInstagram at jamierd underscore
for a free mini course to learnmore about how to achieve full
food and body image freedom.
I hope you have a wonderful day.
I hope this was helping tobuild a solid foundation to
continue to support yourrelationship with food and body
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and get the relationship withfood and body you deserve so you
can open up your life to more.
And I want to again scream fromthe rooftops and end this
episode by saying it isabsolutely available for you.
Do not settle for less.
If you do not want to settlefor less, it's there.
Okay, I will see you next timeon Bites and Body Love and I
hope you have a
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