Just like the trees, we come in different shapes and sizes.
Our culture overvalues appearance and undervalues internal qualities. What if you thought of your body as a neutral part about you and not necessarily bad or good? It is hard to achieve body neutrality when diet culture impacts every aspect of our lives. It may be an unpopular opinion, but diets don’t work and there is research that supports this. It is pretty common to want to diet, lose weight, or be in a smaller body-we’ve been there and honestly, it is an ongoing process. We have been socialized to believe that having a low Body Mass Index (BMI) or a certain size means we are “healthy,” but the BMI is not a good indicator for your health and you may have experienced your BMI driving the conversation at your doctor visits. Poor body image and self-esteem can create a myriad of issues: an unhealthy relationship with food, body, and movement, an eating disorder(s), perfectionism, poor self-esteem, depression, anxiety, intimacy issues, physical health issues, & more. It is possible to achieve peace with food, body, and movement.
Health At Every Size® and Intuitive Eating
Intuitive eating is a diet-free approach that has been proven to help people heal their relationship with food through increasing self-awareness, smashing diet culture concepts, and finding food freedom. Blended with a Health at Every Size® approach, you can learn how to appropriately measure your health without a focus on weight loss, body size or shape.
Walk/Run Therapy
Just like learning how to intuitively eat, you can learn how to intuitively move. Walk/Run therapy can improve your ability to be attuned to your body’s needs and learn how movement benefits your mental health, without a focus on changing the size of your body. Blended with a Health at Every Size® approach, you can learn how to appropriately measure your health without a focus on weight loss, body size or shape.
Choose Your Therapist
Maria Antell, LCSW (Currently has a waitlist)
Maria uses a Health at Every Size® approach with adults and is passionate about supporting you on your path to body acceptance virtually or in person. When appropriate, Maria utilizes nature-based therapy through walk/ run therapy near Putnam County, NY.