Secret #3: Eating Disorders and Self-compassion with Dr. Diana Hill

Many of the secrets we carry are so common and we’re really all sharing the same shame and regret, but the hope is to have more compassion for each other but mostly for ourselves

In this episode, Emma and Chris talk with Dr. Diana Hill about her disordered eating recovery and how she applies the lessons she learned from this challenge to her therapy practice and daily living.

Diana Hill, PhD is a clinical psychologist, international trainer and sought-out speaker on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and compassion. Host of the podcast Your Life in Process and co-author of ACT Daily Journal, Diana works with organizations, high-achievers, and health professionals who are committed to becoming psychologically flexible so that they can move from striving to thriving at work, home, and around the globe. Diana blogs for Psychology Today, is a guest teacher at InsightLA, Blue Spirit Costa Rica, PESI, Praxis Continuing Education and Insight Timer Meditation. A specialist in Acceptance and Commitment Training, Diana guides high achievers, leaders, and organizations to develop psychological flexibility so that they can take wise action toward more fulfilling and meaningful lives.

Diana practices what she preaches in her daily life as a mom of two, bee guardian, and yoga practitioner.

Highlights:

• Explicit vs. Implicit reasons for becoming a therapist
• Why Diana became a therapist
• How our institutions are set up to suppress any human vulnerability
• Navigating life openly with our exposed secrets
• Taking leaps of faith and trusting the process
• An apprenticeship to uncertainty
• Why our clients secrets are not repelling to us
• The origin of our secrets
• What to do with the gift of our secrets

Resources

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