Are all of us welcome at Body Positive Acupuncture?
A body-positive lens aims to heal the wounds that may have come from diet culture, weight discrimination/stigma, ageism, heterosexism, racism, classism, gender bias, a consumerist-driven society, personal and/or medical trauma, and various other factors.
The Mission, the Intent, the Result
Body Positive Acupuncture empowers patients to foster a positive relationship with their bodies and food. This is achieved primarily through acupuncture treatment and enhanced by Intuitive Eating classes and one-on-one Intuitive Eating Counseling. A body-positive lens aims to heal the wounds that may have come from diet culture, weight discrimination/stigma, ageism, heterosexism, racism, classism, gender bias, a consumerist-driven society, personal and/or medical trauma, and various other factors.
Food Cravings Vs. Desire
So how do we know the difference between a craving and a desire? I think of them as the same and I think of them as body and brain messages. Don’t forget, our brain is part of our body. Why does it matter unless we are demonizing and/or elevating a particular food or food group?
Will Acupuncture Help Me Lose Weight?
Diet culture wants us to believe that staying small makes us more attractive. Diet culture also wants us to believe that attractiveness is all that matters. Let’s connect those dots. Smaller is more attractive…do you want to be powerful or do you want to be attractive to a society that values thinness over everything else?
Summer: Observe nature in real-time
Sometimes it isn’t easy to know if we are moving forward. Find that tree, and follow it. I will be circling back on this each season.