Don’t forget to join the New Year, No Diet Challenge! This free challenge has already begun but you can join at anytime, and will provide inspiration, education, tips and tools for how to start this New Year off in a fresh, new light (aka without any diet culture BS). Click here to participate. Brianna (or Bri) Campos is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of NJ. She has experience working with Eating Disorders and has a special interest in body image. She also teaches Introduction To Eating Disorders at St. Thomas Aquinas. She currently works as a body image coach & is passionate about teaching women about Health at Every Size (HAES) and taking an all foods fit approach to finding freedom with food and learning to make peace with your current body.    You can find out more about her or how to work with her find her on instagram @bodyimagewithbri or email her at bodyimagewithbri@gmail.com.   Today’s conversation explores the allowing of body grief. It’s so common in the body positive, health at every size communities to discuss accepting your body, but today’s episode is focused on the important step you must take before accepting it, and that’s grieving for your here and now body.   In this episode we discuss: Bri’s origin story to becoming a therapist that specializes in body image The realization of the body positive, health at every size and body acceptance community, the different ways we discover and embrace it as individuals The nonlinear and nuanced journey to getting to a place of body acceptance What is body grief and body shame Specific actions you can take to allow yourself to experience body grief Moving from body grief to body acceptance Cultivating self esteem and self worth   Thank you to Primally Pure for sponsoring today’s podcast episode. Don’t forget to use the code NOURISH for 10% off your order. Favorite products discussed in today’s episode: Double cleansing kit Gua sha stone   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here. Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Live Q&As are hosted every Tuesday evening.   Let’s hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN: Victoria’s Instagram Victoria’s Website Nourishing Minds Nutrition Instagram Nourishing Minds Nutrition website