Consilience Podcast

Body Image & Mental Health with Dr Eva Pila

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Dr. Eva Pila is an Assistant Professor at Western University in the School of Kinesiology who directs the research team at the Body Image & Health (BIH) Lab. Their research focuses on understanding body image and body (in)equity as it relates to movement, mental health and well-being. A main goal of this research is to develop psychological interventions, currently centered on self-compassion, to promote the health and well-being of individuals in marginalized bodies.

Dr Pila's research interests include:

  • Body image and mental health
  • Emotions and motivation related to physical activity
  • Self-compassion and compassion-focused interventions
  • Conditions that disproportionately impact women’s health (e.g., weight stigma, eating disorders, breast cancer)

    • In this episode we discussed:

    • An introduction to Dr.Pila's work and her role at the Body Image Health & Research lab
    • Body image & mental health
    • Role of self compassion in body image, common blocks & intervention strategies
    • How vigilant self-monitoring may perpetuate experiences of disembodiment 
    • What are body-related emotions?


      • Learn more about Dr. Pila here: https://www.uwo.ca/fhs/kin/about/faculty/pila_e.html

      Keep up to date with the BIH lab: https://bihlab.com/

      https://twitter.com/bihresearch 


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