Host and licensed therapist Laura Deneen is joined by licensed therapist and Clinical Director of Renewed and Owner/Founder of The Collective, Courtney Grimes.
Together we discuss social health and the connection between it and body image.
Key Takeaways:
- What Is Social Health?: Courtney discusses the topic of social health which is the fundamental need to love and be loved, to exist in a healthy community, and to understand how to navigate relationships to prevent residual mental health effects.
- It Is More Than Making Friends: Laura discusses how social health is more complex than making friends. Cultivating healthy friendships includes having emotional attunement, exploring what makes a friend safe, and how to show up well for each other. Courtney and Laura discuss that not everyone has to like us.
- Body Image and Social Health: Courtney discusses that the intersection happens often when we fall into a belief that if we were to change our bodies then we would have romantic relationships and friendships. We may believe that if we “fix” our bodies then we won’t be rejected or bullied, but Laura encourages us to explore the nuance in this and look at it from a different perspective. Courtney encourages you to understand your thought processes and explore how you show up in relationships void of judgment.
This episode provides insight into how social health affects our body image and ways to be in relationships without changing our bodies.
Homework: Put one hand on your heart and one hand on your stomach and say, “I am safe”.
Affirmation: “I choose connections that honor who I am, not how I look.”
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