“The body speaks clearly to those who know how to listen.”
-Pat Ogden
What is embodiment?
We live in a culture that encourages distraction and disconnection from our bodies. We struggle to know when we’re hungry or full. We absorb messages about what is “good” or “bad” for us, and in turn, we narrow our view of what we’re allowed to eat. If we deviate from this narrow path, we end up feeling guilt or we’re left thinking we’ve failed ourselves. This is what happens when the value of slowing down and tuning in to our bodies needs is reduced.
If you resonate with this experience, then learning more about embodiment might be appropriate for you.
A practice of embodiment can take us down a new path that reframes how we view our bodies. It leads to the possibility of seeing our body as a home and a resource, rather than an object that requires fixing or ignoring. It allows us to tune in and respond to our internal needs. Through this practice, the potential for healing our relationship with food, movement, and our body becomes more clear.
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Eating disorder care & disordered eating
Eating disorders have rigid diagnostic criteria that often end up excluding individuals who need support. Whether or not you’ve been diagnosed with an eating disorder, Emma can help in working through the thoughts and behaviors of this mental health illness that can impact our physical and emotional health.
Chronic Dieting
If you feel stuck in a cycle of yo-yo dieting and struggle to know how to stop it, nutrition therapy can be a place to start. This can be a space to explore a relationship with food that is not rooted in the constant pursuit of weight loss or getting food “just right.”
Body Image Healing
Healing our relationship with our body requires us to get familiar with how we think, feel, and act toward it. Body image work can help increase that awareness and offer the tools to protect ourselves from the constant messages suggesting we need to look and be a certain way to be enough. Research suggests that body image exploration can reduce the risk or further development of eating disorders and increase body image.
GI Health
Gastrointestinal distress can be a common struggle for those with eating disorder and disordered eating. If you’re experiencing persistent bloating, constipation, diarrhea, acid reflux, or other gastrointestinal related symptoms, Emma has experience guiding clients through nutritional considerations that can offer relief.