The Body Grievers® Club

Rebecca Moravec is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in Denver, CO where she has been practicing therapy for over 10 years. She loves the Enneagram (She leads with an enneagram 2!) and is training to become a Certified Enneagram Practitioner through The Narrative Enneagram.  She's a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor which intersects with her work with clients healing from disordered eating. She is committed to fat-acceptance, and Health at Every Size, and to dismantling diet culture so that people may live deep and meaningful lives with authentic relationships with themselves and with others free from distraction and shame.In this episode, Becca and Bri dive into Becca's experience of needing to have her wedding band cut from her finger when it no longer fit her. They talk about how the thin ideal affects our sense of belonging and our perception of failure and explore body grief, letting go of "thinness," and processing the feelings that arise when looking at old photos. Together they discuss how exposure therapy, along with reparenting, self-care, and holding onto meaningful relationships can help body grief to fade and allow us to live fuller lives. Becca co-hosts the Two Therapists in Therapy podcast with Sarah Brill. When she's not with clients, she is reading or snuggling with her partner, Chad, and their sweet dog, Pumpkin.To learn more about Becca check out www.fullbloomcounseling.com or find her on Instagram: @MillennialTherapist.For more ways to work with Bri, check out her offers on https://linktr.ee/bodyimagewithbri or on her new website https://www.bodyimagewithbri.com. And as all my podcasting friends say - this podcast is for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only and cannot be a replacement for medical or mental health advice. If you like this episode, please like, subscribe, and share it. Leave a review or comment!Season 2, Episode 3

Christyna Johnson (she/her/hers) is a weight-inclusive registered dietitian who works with disordered eating, eating disorders, and intuitive eating. She practices from a Health at Every Size ®, social justice, trauma-informed, and person-centered approach. She advocates for equity and inclusion at all levels of eating disorder treatment. She uses social media to provide education and awareness around issues that intersect with food and bodies. She is the host of the podcast Intuitive Eating for the Culture. Her other passions include plants and exploring the outdoors.In this episode, Christyna and I discuss body trauma and body terrorism, and how they impact body image and autonomy. We delve into diet culture and the "trend" of body positivity, and Christyna even shares some of her favorite brands that are committed to social justice. Interested in nutritional counseling and learning more about Christyna? Visit her on Instagram at @encouragingdietician and online at https://linktr.ee/encouragingdietitian.For more ways to work with Bri, check out her offers at https://linktr.ee/bodyimagewithbri.And as all my podcasting friends say -  this podcast is for informational, educational & entertainment purposes only and cannot be a replacement for medical or mental health advice. If you like this episode, please like, subscribe, and share it. Leave a review or comment!

Amanda LaCount is a well known hip-hop dancer, actress, choreographer, singer, model and influencer. She has been dancing since she was two-years-old. In 2015 she moved from CO to LA to follow her dream of becoming a professional dancer and actress. Some of her most notable performances include dancing with Meghan Trainor on RDMA, dancing on The Ellen Show with Keala Settle from The Greatest Showman, dancing with Disney's Descendants 2 cast on DWTS, dancing on 2 episodes of The Voice, dancing in Katy Perry's "Swish Swish" music video feat. Nicki Minaj, performing at Coachella with Lizzo, performing in Rihanna's Savage X Fenty Show at NYFW, performing as Alana (one of Ariel's sisters) in ABC's The Little Mermaid Live, dancing in Lady Gaga's "Stupid Love" music video, dancing on America's Got Talent Season 15, and most recently dancing in Netflix's The Prom with Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, and Kerry Washington. In today's episode, we talk about Amanda's background growing up as a dancer. Her mom was hugely supportive of her, instilling confidence in her and a sense of defiance toward the naysayers. Amanda notes how as a dancer, it's important to have a good relationship with one's body, and how that's helped her to cultivate a positive body image. Amanda created the movement #breakingthestereotype, which promotes body positivity and the belief that any "body" can be a dancer. Her goal is to inspire a new generation of dancers with all different body types. Visit Amanda on Instagram at @amandalacount and online at www.amandalacount.com.  For more ways to work with Bri, check out her offers on https://linktr.ee/bodyimagewithbri. And as all my podcasting friends say - this podcast is for informational, educational & entertainment purposes only & cannot be a replacement for medical or mental health advice. If you like this episode, please like, subscribe & share it. Leave a review or comment!

In this episode, Dr. Morgan Francis and I discuss how body grief along with many other forms of more traditional grief intertwine and interact throughout our lives. Dr. Francis talks about how in her intuitive eating journey, the process of replacing old thought patterns that contributed to disordered eating, to the new thoughts that helped heal her relationship to her body, food, and movement. We dive in and sit in the suck for a lost in our lives we both happen to share; the passing of each of our brothers. For Dr. Francis, this created a domino effect that had many ramifications for her entire family. Lastly, we delve into the many facets of grief, and how validation and providing space for those feelings can be incredibly beneficial for our well being. Dr. Morgan Francis is a Doctor of Clinical Psychology and a Licensed Mental Health Therapist. She is the owner of Scottsdale Premier Counseling, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Her mission is to break through the mental health shame game. Dr. Francis is a mother to three children ages 7, 6, and 4 years old and resides in Scottsdale, Arizona with her husband of ten years.Dr. Morgan Francis provides Free Mindful Messages, a mental health service via text, helping you make your mental health your number one priority: https://my.community.com/dr.morganDr. Morgan Francis also offers a Bye Bye Body Blame Course, that teaches you how to stop dieting once and for all, while making peace with your body and food:  drmorganfrancis.teachable.com/p/bye-bye-body-blameIn addition, she also offers a Loving Yourself Through Loss Course:drmorganfrancis.teachable.com/p/loving-yourself-through-lossFor more info on Dr. Morgan Francis, follow her on IG or her website: @drmorganfrancis & https://www.scottsdalepremiercounseling.com/For more ways to work with Bri, check out her offers on https://linktr.ee/bodyimagewithbri

In this episode, @dietitananna & I discuss more on body grief. We talk about how hard it can be when our body no longer does what it used to and normalizing that experience (and the emotions that come with it). Anna uses her experience in a disabled body, and I use my experience being in a large/ fat body. We explore how body love isn’t the only destination on a body image journey and provide tangible resources for challenging and changing your automatic thoughts.Anna has organized a virtual connection for each day of the week to provide consistency for those struggling with being in quarantine.Anna also created the hashtag #inaccessibleviews. If you live in an abled body, please remember to use this hashtag on your adventures to take Anna (& others) with you.For more info on the amazing Anna Sweeney, MS, RD, LDN, CEDRDS, follow her on IG or her website https://www.wholeliferd.com/For more ways to work with Bri, check out her offers on https://linktr.ee/bodyimagewithbri

In this episode, I lay the groundwork for the concept of Body Grief.   More episodes on this topic to come.Disclaimer: this episode is for informational, educational & entertainment purposes only and not to be used in place of mental health advice. Find out more about Bri's current offers on here: https://linktr.ee/bodyimagewithbri

In today's episode, I interview Susanne Johnson, a Family Nurse Practitioner who prioritizes health equity and strives to eliminate health disparities due to social position, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, education, ability, or body size. We discuss our own experiences with weight stigma, how she works on health with her clients as well as challenges she faces. Follow her on instagram @seesuzgo!

Jessica (she/her) is a retired Certified Eating Psychology Coach who has helped several wonderful humans redefine their relationship with their food and their body. Jess is a POWERHOUSE of knowledge of passion when it comes to liberation.   While Jess is no longer going to be active on her page or as a coach at @whollyhealed, you can still go on IG and learn all things liberation (among many other topics) from her.

In this episode, I interview Amanda Martinez Beck.  We explore the difficulties of fatphobia, the problems with intentional weight-loss, how to have body image conversations with your kids & how to believe your body is good. 

In this episode, I speak with Amanda E. White, MA, LPC on the nuances of body image & therapy. We explore themes of shame, addiction, eating disorder and addiction recovery.  Follow Amanda on instagram @therapyforwomen