Alli Spotts-De Lazzer, M.A. - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - Certified Eating Disorders Specialist
Posted by in Uncategorized In the United States, the month of May typically revs up for the “summer body” and “swimsuit body” campaign seasons. Adding to this year’s angst about hot weather and wearing less clothing, many of us are bombarded with daily ads telling us to lose the weight gained during Covid. As a mental health therapist who…Read more »
Posted by in Blog From idea to finished book, the evolution of MeaningFULL: 23 Life-Changing Stories of Conquering Dieting, Weight, and Body Image Issues was less than skill-full much of the time. But it got there! Around 2012. While a dietitian and I collaborated as a treatment team, we diverged from professional into personal. We shared things we wished…Read more »
Posted by in Blog I rarely intensely focus on “body image” or “body dissatisfaction.” Why? Well, let’s think about this. If we try to find love for “it” or focus on parts of “it” or the size or “it,” I see these attempts as further splitting us from our wholeness. A body, to me, isn’t an “it” that separates…Read more »
Posted by in Blog Interesting idea and art… Photographer, Stephanie Gonot in Los Angeles, created various photo representations of fad diets, past and present. This got me thinking–in images–about our contemporary health and diet practices in society… Imagine your own current diet-art, and take a mental snapshot. What thoughts or feelings does your image bring up for you now?…Read more »