The Body Grievers® Club

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 

In this solo episode of The Body Grievers Club, Bri unpacks the bargaining phase of body grief: the space between wanting to accept your body and still believing, maybe I can fix this.She breaks down her working definition of Radical Body Acceptance, the willingness to receive your body as it is, not as you wish it to be — and explains how diet culture conditions us to think acceptance comes only after weight loss or “health.” Through personal stories, including her grief journey, dating experiences, and lessons in neuroplasticity, Bri shows how to get unstuck from bargaining and move toward real, sustainable body acceptance.If you’ve ever thought, “I want to accept my body, but…” this episode is for you.TIMESTAMPS00:00 Welcome and defining the bargaining phase02:30 The lie diet culture tells about acceptance04:30 What Radical Body Acceptance really means06:10 Understanding grief, loss, and body image09:00 “Maybe I can still fix this” — how bargaining keeps us stuck12:40 Dating, desirability, and rewriting old stories16:00 Changing beliefs through neuroplasticity19:20 Getting unstuck: motivation, values, and nervous system safety23:30 Acceptance, autonomy, and closing reflectionsFREE UNAVOIDABLE BODY GRIEF WEBINAR:👉 Watch Here DOWNLOAD MY 7-STEP GUIDE TO SHIFT BODY GRIEF to RADICAL BODY ACCEPTANCE:👉 Download NowWANT MORE OF BRI?Instagram: @bodyimagewithbriWebsite: www.bodyimagewithbri.comExplore ways to Work with Bri

In this new and improved episode of The Body Grievers Club, Bri introduces one of the most important concepts in her work, Unavoidable Body Grief.She breaks down what it really means to live in a body that experiences pain, judgment, or inaccessibility and why avoiding those experiences doesn’t actually protect you from them. Through honest storytelling and clinical insight, Bri shares her own healing journey, from restrictive dieting and self-blame to radical body acceptance and self-trust.You’ll learn why the healing process is rarely sexy, how to meet your nervous system where it is, and what it looks like to build a relationship with your body rooted in compassion instead of control.If you’ve ever felt like you’re waiting for your life to start until your body changes, this episode is the reminder you need.TIMESTAMPS00:00 Welcome and why this episode is the starting point01:15 What “Unavoidable Body Grief” means and why it hurts03:05 Reflection questions to guide your body image work05:20 Avoiding pain vs. protecting your nervous system (the beach ball analogy)08:40 How fear and avoidance keep you stuck10:50 My Body Image Bucket List and doing what I said I was “too fat” to do13:25 The crop-top story and what trauma-informed exposure really looks like16:10 Sitting in the suck and scaling your healing work19:00 Relearning body trust and softening self-talk21:00 My 10-year journey and why openness matters more than beliefFREE UNAVOIDABLE BODY GRIEF WEBINAR:👉 Watch Here DOWNLOAD MY 7-STEP GUIDE TO SHIFT FROM BODY GRIEF TO RADICAL BODY ACCEPTANCE:👉 Download NowWANT MORE OF BRI?*Instagram: @bodyimagewithbri
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