External Appearance, Internal Feelings: Changing Our Approach, Not Our Bodies

Diet culture and other forces often promise us that if we change our bodies, that we will feel better about ourselves. But the reality is that changing our bodies doesn’t actually improve our body image.

In tandem with Renfrew’s campaign for Eating Disorder Awareness Week (EDAW), Our Bodies, Our Truths, this webinar will explore the messages that tell us we must “fix” our appearance to finally feel good about ourselves, and discuss ways to reject these messages and in turn embrace authenticity. Rather than changing our bodies, we can instead dig deeper – and focus on our beliefs, thoughts, and emotions. This presentation will remind us how important it can be to detangle our appearance from our sense of ourselves and our self-worth.