Can I Heal My Relationship with Food Without Loving My Body?
Body Image Karen Lynne Oliver, BA, BSc (Hons), MA, GMBPsS Body Image Karen Lynne Oliver, BA, BSc (Hons), MA, GMBPsS

Can I Heal My Relationship with Food Without Loving My Body?

If loving your body feels impossible, you’re not alone. Healing your relationship with food isn’t about forcing body positivity; it’s about building trust, safety, and compassion, one small act at a time. This post explores how recovery can begin long before “body love” arrives.

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Body Neutrality in the Age of Weight Loss Drugs
GLP1 Medication, Body Image Karen Lynne Oliver, BA, BSc (Hons), MA, GMBPsS GLP1 Medication, Body Image Karen Lynne Oliver, BA, BSc (Hons), MA, GMBPsS

Body Neutrality in the Age of Weight Loss Drugs

GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy can change your body—but they don’t have to change your worth. In this post, I explore what body neutrality looks like when you're navigating weight loss, shifting identity, and outside pressure to perform transformation. Whether you're feeling more at home in your body or more confused than ever, there's space here for respect, care, and self-compassion—no matter your size or shape.

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How to Overcome Negative Body Image: 10 Practical Steps to Embrace Body Positivity
Body Image Karen Lynne Oliver, BA, BSc (Hons), MA, GMBPsS Body Image Karen Lynne Oliver, BA, BSc (Hons), MA, GMBPsS

How to Overcome Negative Body Image: 10 Practical Steps to Embrace Body Positivity

Negative body image can make you feel disconnected and frustrated with yourself, but it doesn’t have to define your relationship with your body. In this post, we explore 10 practical steps to help you overcome body negativity, from challenging unrealistic beauty standards to practicing body neutrality. Whether it’s wearing clothes that make you feel confident or engaging in joyful movement, these strategies will empower you to embrace body positivity.

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Body Neutrality, Acceptance and Confidence: What's the Difference?
Body Image Karen Lynne Oliver, BA, BSc (Hons), MA, GMBPsS Body Image Karen Lynne Oliver, BA, BSc (Hons), MA, GMBPsS

Body Neutrality, Acceptance and Confidence: What's the Difference?

Many of us are wondering how on earth we're meant to like, or even accept our bodies, when we're being told from all angles that something isn't right about them and needs to be changed. Here I explain why it’s important to reach a place of body neutrality first and foremost, then progress to body acceptance/respect and then we may finally find body confidence.

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