To Accept Your Now Body Is To Accept Yourself

**Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Diet Culture Survivor, Author, And Speaker**

Healing Conversation #1195

— “Your now body is the one you accept after letting go of the socially constructed ideal body. It is the body that you accept and inhabit without judgment, and the body you allow to change as it needs to in order to sustain your life. We are not supposed to have the same body we did at 15 years old, at 23. We are not supposed to have the same body we did at 25 years old, at 42. By nature, our body is designed to change and grow. To accept your now body is to accept yourself no matter what your body looks like. By inviting acceptance into our bodily experience instead of resistance we allow nature to run its course.”

Valeria interviews Lindsay Carney — She is the author of “Living Over Dieting: A Mid-Sized Girl's Guide to Reclaiming Your Life and Accepting Your Now Body.”

Lindsay is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and diet culture survivor. In her private therapy practice, she combines her personal experience with professional expertise to help women overcome body shame and make peace with food. She has a Bachelor of Science in Social Work from Western Kentucky University (2009) and a Master of Science in Social Work from University of Louisville (2011). She hosts a private facebook group for her local community called Louisville Anti-Diet Project where she shares her healing journey, tips, resources, and events related to Intuitive Eating and Health At Every Size.

To learn more about Lindsay Carney and her work, please visit: https://www.lindsaycarneylcsw.com/

— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.