Okayyyyyyyy skip the niceties because I think this is my favorite episode yet.

Our guest today is the empowerd af Kristen Ales.

Kristen is a therapist who specializes in disordered eating and body image based in Bend, Oregon. She is also the founder of Wild and Weightless, an organization that aims to inspire those affected by disordered eating, chronic dieting and negative body image to seek out empowerment through outdoor adventure and community. Kristen's work is centered Body Trust, Health at Every Size and Intuitive Eating. When Kristen is not being a therapist you will find her skiing, hiking, and spending time with her boyfriend and dog.

Kristin shares about how she got seriously bullied for being both tall and living in a larger body, how this led to her going on a diet at age 14, losing weight, getting a ton of recognition and praise, and then developing anorexia and silently dealing with it for many years. She shares how getting a job as a nature guide and spending allll her time in nature was the catalyst in her healing her relash with food and body and exercise, and ultimately returning to her truest self, and what her journey to freedom and thriving looked like from there. She drops wisdom about how to make body acceptance a practice, how to stay embodied and connected to yourself, how to make peace with a fluctuating body, and sooo much more.

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