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Have you ever thought about body image in the lense of survival skills?

When we are having these conversations and thoughts, it's important to remember that someone changing their body can open them up to so many more opportunities that they would have not gotten otherwise because of the world we live in including the opportunity to "fit in".

A survival skill is "a technique that someone may use to sustain life in any type of natural or built environment". A black person in a larger body wanting to lose weight is a survival skill to have one less thing that makes them "different" and stand out.

Think about it in the context of trauma. It is a survival skill for someone who went through a traumatic experience looking one way to want to change how they look to and are perceived by society.

Let's dig deeper when we talk about body image.

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Eating disorder providers (and many other clinicia

Eating disorder providers (and many other clinicians for that matter) are so often discussing topics surrounding body image with our clients. In doing this work with our clients, it’s important that we also have a space to process our own relationships with our bodies. Come join @mia.the.rd, @therapywithsheba, @yoursouthasiantherapist, and me for a free one-time, one-hour support group on Monday, July 11th at 7pm EST/ 6pm CST/ 4pm PST. Link in bio to register.

Join us for a one-time virtual nutrition group to

Join us for a one-time virtual nutrition group to discuss why food labeling makes us so mad 😡 #nutritiongroup

Join @yoursouthasiantherapist and I as we have a c

Join @yoursouthasiantherapist and I as we have a conversation around the intersection of religion and eating disorders, how it may impact folks, and how we treat clients with these identities.

#eatingdisordertherapist #nutrition #registereddietitian #eatingdisorderawareness #eatingdisorderdietitian #religion #intersectionality #faith #bodykindness #bipocmentalhealth #BIPOC

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Welcoming myself back to Instagram with an introductory post to my new and not as new followers and friends 😊

My name is Brianna! I'm a registered dietitian and the owner of The Celestial Life where I provide nutrition counseling to those struggling with eating disorders and disordered eating.

Some fun facts about me:

I love being creative. I have too many hobbies from candle and shower steamer making to crocheting to playing instruments, baking, and pole dancing. Being able to express myself in those ways makes me so happy.

I love card and board games. I can be a pretty sore loser. 😋

My passion is social justice. My practice is social justice based and you will see lots of posts on the topic. If I disappear for months at a time, it's because this work is tiring and I need to get off social media for a bit. 😔

What makes me and my practice unique is that I allow my clients to take the lead in their care. I am there to guide you, but you are the true expert of you. I also don't subscribe to whole frameworks and movements easily. I dig deeper, ask questions, and analyze.

But with all that said, I'm happy to be back and I've been working on some great things behind the scenes! In the mean time, I am open for new clients so if you live in CT, NY, CA, VT, and more and you are looking for nutrition counseling, DM me so we can get started 🤗 or just follow along for the ride!

Feel free to share a fun fact or two about you in the comments! I'd love to get to know you all better.

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