In this episode, Heather unpacks why body image pain runs deep and how neutrality and respect offer a steadier path than chasing an ideal. We share research, personal stories, and three daily practices to help you feel at home in your body without making love the goal.

Heather Discusses:
• Defining body image as thoughts and feelings
• How media and diet culture shape beliefs
• Social media’s impact and key statistics
• Weight bias at work and links to worth
• Why changing the body rarely fixes the feeling
• Body neutrality versus body positivity
• Body respect as daily, practical care
• Three tools: name thoughts, value function, act with respect
• Diversifying feeds and disrupting comparison
• Nonlinear progress and sustainable support

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