40. Reaching Body Liberation with Dani Bryant, MS, LMHC, RDT

Full & Thriving

English - December 16, 2021 18:28 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MB
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In today's episode of Full and Thriving: An Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast, Dani Bryant, a body liberation and drama therapist, helps define what body liberation means, what you need to check off your list in your journey to body liberation, why it's essential to have many perspectives in life, the kind of weight that is not ours to carry, the significance of defining your own version of body love, and more.Learn how Dani Bryant sees body liberation in this episode of Full and Thriving: An Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast!About Dani Bryant:In the biz of therapy, Dani's style is "eclectic!" and ebbs and flows depending on the needs of the folks she works with. Her therapy work is always rooted in an anti-oppression framework. She believes the folks she works with are the experts. Her background as a theater maker and artist informs her work as a therapist. She is a performer, playwright, and theater director--creating plays about bodies, eating disorder recovery, community, and identity.Outline of the Episode:[02:00]What is body liberation?[05:07]Our own body liberation does the inner work to help others feel safe in their own bodies [10:13]Embrace what your ancestors couldn't embrace in the past[15:07]Why you need to find your own version of body love and body liberation[20:18]Performers are given distorted messages about their bodies early on[25:15]Writing a one-woman show about body image[30:16] Dani Bryant's evolution as a therapist[35:33]It's okay if your body changes![38:56] A message to people who want their body liberation[45:13]Fill your life with different voices, especially those you connect with the most! Resources:WebsiteInstagramLinktr.eeLandwhale: On Turning Insults Into Nicknames, Why Body Image Is Hard, and How Diets Can Kiss My Ass, Book by Jes Baker:https://www.amazon.com/Landwhale-Turning-Insults-Nicknames-Image/dp/1580056814About our host, Meg:Meg is a CCI certified Eating Disorder Recovery Coach and Founder of The Recovery Collective. She is the host of Full and Thriving: An Eating Disorder Recovery PodcastMeg's website: www.meg-mccabe.comJoin the Recovery Collective: recoverycollective.mykajabi.comJoin 12 Days of Memories: Holiday Food Challenge: megmccabe.lpages.co/12-days-of-memo…food-challenge/

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