Becoming Anchored

This episode of Becoming Anchored is hosted by licensed therapist, Laura Deneen. Laura discusses a body image card from the card deck on body comparison and provides helpful tools to navigate through the comparison. Key Takeaways: Becoming Anchored In Peace With Your Body Card Deck: This card deck, created by Laura, has 61 body image interventions with affirmations on the back of each card to supp...

This episode of Becoming Anchored is hosted by licensed therapist, Laura Deneen. Laura discusses the idea of self-trust in the context of body image. Key Takeaways: What Is Self-Trust?: Self-trust is the ability to recognize and meet our needs in a timely, consistent, and adequate manner. Laura encourages you to explore what your needs may be and if this feels difficult for you, then to be curious...

Host and licensed therapist Laura Deneen is joined by co-host and fellow licensed therapist, Lauren Jackson. Together we discuss the harmful consequences that may arise when we teach our children they're "not fat" and how to navigate this conversation instead. Key Takeaways: Our Children and Body Image: It is common for our children to come to us with body image concerns. Your child may have expre...

Host and licensed therapist Laura Deneen is joined by co-host and fellow licensed therapist, Lauren Jackson. Together we discuss the spectrum of body betrayal and how to move through the grief of when you feel like your body has let you down. Key Takeaways: What Is Body Betrayal?: Body betrayal is any experience in which we may feel like our body is not working the way we believe it should, does n...

Host and licensed therapist Laura Deneen is joined by fellow licensed therapist Ruth Juneau. Together we discuss the different aspects of the deeper work beyond skills as it relates to our body image. Key Takeaways: Body Image Work is Lifelong: Together we discuss the idea that body image work is a lifelong process and how it can change throughout our life transitions. Ruth and Laura touch on how...

Host and licensed therapist Laura Deneen is joined by fellow licensed therapist and Director of Clinical Education and Training, Heidi Hensley. Together we discuss placing less value in your thoughts and how this can affect your body image. Key Takeaways: Our Thoughts Are Not Always Truthful: Laura and Heidi discuss how our thoughts may take us down a “rabbit trail”, and how we tend to believe eve...

Host and licensed therapist Laura Deneen is joined by Registered Dietitian, Emily Harland with Worley Nutrition Group and Emily also owns Balanced Support Co., where she is a marketing and virtual assistant for dietitians and mental health professionals. Together we discuss how women’s bodies change in regards to different life stages and health and how to support these changes nutritionally. Key...

Host and licensed therapist Laura Deneen is joined by licensed therapist and Clinical Director of Renewed and Owner/Founder of The Collective, Courtney Grimes. Together we discuss social health and the connection between it and body image. Key Takeaways: What Is Social Health?: Courtney discusses the topic of social health which is the fundamental need to love and be loved, to exist in a healthy c...

Host and licensed therapist Laura Deneen is joined by licensed therapist and Clinical Director of Nashville OCD and Anxiety Treatment Center, Kelly Flanagan. Together we discuss the diagnosis of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) and the intersection with body image. Key Takeaways: What Is BDD?: Body Dysmorphic Disorder is a preoccupation with one or more specific body parts and with that body part is...

Host and licensed therapist Laura Deneen is joined by licensed therapist and owner of Ashley Vicari Counseling, Ashley Vicari. Together we discuss the different aspects of weight stigma and the impact it has on body image. Key Takeaways: What Is Weight Stigma?: Ashley explains that weight stigma is how we view certain bodies differently than other bodies. Weight stigma says those who are not in a...

Host and licensed therapist Laura Deneen is joined by Registered Dietitian and Director of Outpatient Nutrition at The Renfrew Center, Becky Mehr. Together we begin exploring the impacts of nutrition and how it may affect our body image. Key Takeaways: The Role of a Dietitian and Nutrition: Nutrition therapy counsels clients on the role of nutrition in their body as well as untangles misconception...

Host and licensed therapist Laura Deneen is joined by fellow host and licensed therapist Lauren Jackson. Together we begin exploring finding value outside of what the scale says and exploring our beliefs attached to weight. Key Takeaways: Exploring Beliefs Around The Scale: Together we discuss your relationship with weight and the scale and where you may have learned these beliefs. We also encoura...

Host and licensed therapist Laura Deneen is joined by fellow host and licensed therapist Lauren Jackson. Together we discuss what body peace really means and how to navigate it when we experience discomfort in our bodies. Key Takeaways: What Is Body Peace?: We discuss the myth that body peace means we need to love our bodies or accept our bodies all the time. Lauren and Laura discuss how body peac...

This episode of Becoming Anchored is hosted by licensed therapist Laura Deneen. Laura discusses the different challenges you may face during the holiday season as it relates to your body image and provides you with skills to use to navigate the challenges. Key Takeaways: Set Boundaries: Laura encourages you to explore your boundaries and how to prepare for the holiday season challenges you may fac...

Host and licensed therapist Laura Deneen is hosting this episode of Becoming Anchored. Laura discusses how negative core beliefs can impact our body image and our relationship with our bodies. Key Takeaways:  Negative Core Beliefs: A negative core belief is a belief about ourselves that develops in early childhood or adolescence. Examples include: I am unlovable, I am weak, I am defective, and I a...

In this episode of Becoming Anchored, co-host and licensed therapist Laura Deneen is joined by co-host and licensed therapist Lauren Jackson. Together they discuss how you can respond if someone comments on your body or you overhear someone commenting on someone else’s body. Key Takeaways: Check In With Self: When an experience like this happens, notice what your thoughts, emotions, and automatic...

In this episode of Becoming Anchored, co-host and licensed therapist Laura Deneen is joined by fellow licensed therapist Heidi Hensley. Together they share the idea of embodiment, how to reconnect to yourself and your body, and how this improves body image. Key Takeaways: What Is Embodiment?: Embodiment is the experience of being in your body and reconnecting your head to your heart. It is about h...

In this episode of Becoming Anchored, co-host and licensed therapist Laura Deneen is joined by co-host and licensed therapist Lauren Jackson. Together they share about interventions and questions to help cultivate hope when you feel overwhelmed or hopeless about body image. Key Takeaways: Exploring Body Image: It is important to give people space to share about their body image experiences and sto...

In this episode of Becoming Anchored, co-host and licensed therapist Laura Deneen is joined by licensed therapist Heidi Hensley. Together they share about exploring where messages around your body came from and finding worth outside of your weight.  Key Takeaways: The Different Pieces of Health: Health is not just about our weight and physical appearance. Laura encourages you to zoom out and look...

In this episode of Becoming Anchored, co-host and licensed therapist Laura Deneen is joined by co-host and licensed therapist Lauren Jackson. Together they share about the body image spectrum and provide helpful insights on how to use it. Key Takeaways: What Is The Body Image Spectrum?: It is a spectrum with different points to help you name where you are at with your relationship with your body....

In this episode of Becoming Anchored, co-host and licensed therapist Laura Deneen is joined by co-host and licensed therapist Lauren Jackson. Together they share about the challenges of body image during the summer and give you practical ways to have a more peaceful relationship with your body.  Key Takeaways: Increased Anxiety: It is common to experience anxiety or fear around your body image dur...

This episode of Becoming Anchored is hosted by licensed therapist Laura Deneen. Laura shares the new, exciting direction of The Becoming Anchored Podcast, discusses our new resources, and gives you a helpful intervention for your body image. Key Takeaways: The New Direction: Laura shares exciting news about the new direction of Becoming Anchored. We are pivoting towards body image support. Becomin...

In this episode of Becoming Anchored, licensed therapist and host Laura Deneen is joined by co-host and licensed therapist Lauren Jackson.  Together we discuss how to address conflict in the therapeutic relationship. Key Takeaways: Therapists May Miss The Client: Lauren shares a story of a time when her therapist “missed” her; being “missed” may mean not feeling understood by your therapist, a the...

In this episode of Becoming Anchored, licensed therapist Laura Deneen is joined by fellow licensed therapist Heidi Hensley. Together we discuss how acceptance can help you move towards healing and growth, and the idea that acceptance does not mean giving up but rather it is a way to surrender and find freedom.  Key Takeaways: What Acceptance Is and Is Not: Acceptance may feel difficult, especially...

In this episode of Becoming Anchored, licensed therapist Laura Deneen is joined by fellow licensed therapist Heidi Hensley. Together we discuss how to identify resentment, cultivate compassion for yourself and others, and make decisions moving forward in relationships that align with your values. Key Takeaways: Exploring What Resentment Looks Like: Together we discuss what resentment may look like...