Dr. Charlotte Markey, is a world-leading expert in body image research, having studied all things body image, eating behavior, and weight management for her entire adult life (about 25 years!). She is passionate about understanding what makes us feel good about our bodies and helping people to develop a healthy body image. Charlotte loves to share her body image wisdom with others and is an experienced book author, blogger, and professor at Rutgers University, Camden.

One of the things that I found fascinating and why I had to get her on the podcast, is that she has written a book specifically aimed at tween and teen boys in this area called, “Being You: The Body Image Book for Boys." She's also written the counterpart to this book, "The Body Image Book for Girls."

YES, boys and men struggle with our body image as well and it’s super-important that we are able and willing to talk about this often uncomfortable area.

In this episode, Charlotte shares her wealth of knowledge in this area. We discuss general body image issues and we even talk a bit about some of her research into how chronic pain can impact our body image. So, if you or someone you love struggles with chronic pain, this will be a great episode for you as well.

The research paper that we discussed during part of the episode is titled, "Body image experiences in the context of chronic pain: An examination of associations among perceptions of pain, body dissatisfaction, and positive body image" by Charlotte H.Markey, Jamie L.Dunaev, and Kristin J.August in 2019.

To connect with Charlotte or to learn more about her work:

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