Imagine if you could follow your ambition without drowning in it – how much more fulfilling life would be? That’s what Pause Purpose Play is all about – finding balance over burnout by setting you free from needing to be perfect, so that you can take action and get started with what matters to you, instead of getting stuck in procrastination and holding yourself back with self-limiting beliefs your inner critic tells you. In this podcast, Michaela Thomas, Clinical Psychologist, Couples Therapist and founder of The Thomas Connection, shares bite-sized learning around psychology of performance, habits, self-confidence, stress, anxiety, perfectionism, parenthood and couples relationships. The podcast will mix solo episodes with guest interviews; diving deep into their professional zone of genius and learning about how they have found pause, purpose and play in their life and in their work. My new book, The Lasting Connection, is available now from all good bookshops.
Episodes
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Body Image and Imperfection, with Holli Rubin
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Do you feel bad about the way you look? Does seeing yourself in the mirror trigger thoughts like “I’m not good enough, attractive enough, thin enough?”
Do you compare yourself to other people, thinking they look better than you?
You’re not alone.
In this episode, I speak with psychotherapist Holli Rubin about body image, and feelings we have about our bodies, and how unrealistic ‘body positivity’ can be for those with a negative body image.
Holli Rubin is a psychotherapist, body image specialist and mental health practitioner with over 25 years’ experience where she has been commissioned by the Government Equalities Office and is part of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Body Image.
We cover:
- Connection between our physical selves and our emotions
- The lens we view our appearance with
- Body image isn’t vanity
- Feelings about our body aren’t fixed
- Social media/imagery feed our comparison
- Questioning the images we see - retouching
- All bodies have imperfections
- Body neutrality rather than positivity
- Mindset shifts around what our bodies do for us
- Cosmetic surgery and body dysmorphia
- The transmission of negative body image from mother to child
- Embracing changing body shape in pregnancy
Mind guidance on body dysmorphia
Find out more about Holli on her website www.hollirubin.com
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This episode was edited by Emily Crosby Media
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