Almost twelve years into recovery and body image is still hard for me sometimes. Pregnancy has made it harder.
In this episode I'm getting honest about where I actually am with it — and why "just be grateful for your body" has never been the thing that helps. I walk through a session of my own EMDR therapy, tracing my body image back to a memory from when I was about seven, and what came up that finally shifted something.
Spoiler: it wasn't self-love. It was anger — pointed at the right thing.
In This Episode:
Why body image is often the last piece to shift in recovery
What body dysmorphia actually feels like from the inside — and why "uncomfortable" doesn't cover it
Why "be grateful for what your body can do" falls flat, and who it leaves out
Holding gratitude and distress at the same time
What EMDR is and why I got trained in it for eating disorder work
The memory I traced my body image back to — and what came up when I processed it
Why anger turned out to be the most useful emotion in this work
Why your body is the least interesting thing about you (and why I won't soften that)
What to do if you can't connect to your own worth yet
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro + the September 15th class 2:30 Today's topic — body image 4:00 Why body image is the last piece to go 6:00 What body dysmorphia actually feels like 9:00 Why "just be grateful" falls flat 13:00 Holding gratitude and distress at once 15:00 Where I'm at with body image right now 16:00 What EMDR is and why I use it 19:00 My own session — tracing it back to age seven 22:00 What came up when I processed it 27:00 Anger as the thing that actually moved the needle 24:00 Your body is the least interesting thing about you 29:00 Looking back at the kid you were 31:00 The recipe — anger plus authentic connection to worth 33:00 Closing thoughts
Resources + Connect with Me:
🎓 FREE class September 15th — register and get the workbook right away: https://recover-with-chloe.myflodesk.com/masterclass
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Keywords/Tags: body image eating disorder recovery, EMDR eating disorders, body dysmorphia, body neutrality, body image anger, what helps body image, recovered-ish podcast, chloe cox, ED recovery podcast, eating disorder therapist
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