befriending your body

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Mindfulness Meditations

 

 

Metta Loving Kindness

 
 

Meditation On Joy

 
 

Embodiment Meditations

 

 

Compassionate Body Scan With Movement

 
 

May The Earth Hold Me

 
 

Elements of the Body Meditation

 
 

Self-Awareness Meditations

 

 

Setting Intentions

 
 

Meditation for Fear & Anxiety

 
 

Affectionate Breathing—The First Core MSC Program Meditation

 
 

Befriending Your Body Program Practices

 

 

“Do you feel strong? Do you feel healthy?”

 
 

Forgiveness Meditation

 
 

Compassion Meditation

 
 

Freeing Tension in the Body

 
 

Reframing Through the Body—A Sensory Awareness Practice

 
 

Meeting Yourself with Self-Compassion During Dysregulation

 
 

Developing a New Relationship with Food

 
 

Breath Awareness Meditation—Breath Inside the Body

 
 
 

Media/Videos

 

 

Path 11 Productions: Conversations on the Path

(Season 2, Episode 8) Watch on Amazon

Therapeutic Restorative Yoga in Recovery

A look at the science behind resting and digesting as an adjunct treatment in ED recovery.

Podcasts

 

 

Food Junkie Podcast

Ann talks about body image; abstaining and self-compassion; recovery, healing, and relapse; perfectionism; psychospiritual growth and more!

Bulimia Sucks! Podcast

Listen to this extremely insightful conversation with author of “Bulimia Sucks!”, Kate Hudson Hall.

Beyond My Battle Podcast

In this episode—Compassion, Acceptance, and Your Health—Ann discusses the importance of self-compassion while living with a chronic illness.


Soul Sessions Podcast

Founder of Trauma Warriors™ and Mind Body Eating Coach for Women, Jodie Gale interviews Ann in this episode of Soul Sessions.

ED Matters Podcast

Ann discusses the topic of embodiment and explains how it ties into recovery from eating disorders.

Dr. Hudson's Counseling Corner

Ann and Dr. LaKisha Hudson discuss eating disorders and adolescents in the school system.


Food Junkie Podcast

A rich discussion about disordered eating, body image and interoception; the importance of Embodiment in recovery and somatic practice.

Pathways To Heart Podcast

Ann shares her story of how she came to appreciate the important role of self-compassion and the value of making it an embodied experience; as well as how an embodied approach can be integrated into a therapeutic setting.

 

Articles

 

 

Why Is Including the Body In Treatment So Important?

Are You Doing the Right Kind of Yoga?

What’s Self-Compassion Got To Do With Eating Disorder Recovery?


What Is Embodiment and Why Does it Matter in Recovery?

Recovery In the Beginning; Embracing the Tough Stuff

Six Questions to Help You Begin Your Journey to Recovery


How Somatic Therapy Helps People with Eating Disorders

 
 

Support Organizations

 

 

National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA)

National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)

The Alliance for Eating Disorders


Helping Someone With an Eating Disorder

F.E.A.S.T

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)


ED Referral

Project Heal

Recovery Warriors