If you don’t feel positive about your body image, it’s not your fault. You have a brain designed to seek out flaws, a learning history that may have punished or praised certain body features, and a culture built around unrealistic body expectations. In this episode of Your Life in Process, Diana discusses the concept of body image flexibility, a newer psychological term, that describes your ability to be present with and accept uncomfortable feelings and thoughts about your body, while creating a life that matters to you.  About Dr. Diana Hillhttps://drdianahill.com/ (Diana Hill, Ph.D.) is a clinical psychologist, speaker, and co-author ofhttps://drdianahill.com/book/ ( ACT Daily Journal: Get unstuck and live fully with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.) Diana encourages clients to let go ofhttps://drdianahill.com/striving-thriving-summit/ ( unhealthy striving) and build psychological flexibility so that they can live more meaningful and fulfilling lives. Diana blogs forhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/striving-thriving ( Psychology Today), is on the clinical advisory board ofhttp://lightfully.com/ ( Lightfully Behavioral Health), and is a guest teacher at InsightLA, Mindful Heart Programs, PESI and Praxis CE. Go tohttps://drdianahill.com/ ( drdianahill.com) or her channels on https://www.instagram.com/drdianahill/ (Instagram), https://www.facebook.com/drdianahill/ (Facebook), https://twitter.com/drdianahill (Twitter), and http://youtube.com/drdianahill (YouTube) (@drdianahill) to learn more. Key TakeawaysBody image flexibility, which emphasizes awareness of emotions and thoughts about your body while living a life you value, is an alternative perspective to the body positivity movement. Being present in your body is central to noticing what your body needs, grounding into the wisdom of our bodies, and opening up to the practice of connecting with your body. Living fully free in our bodies allows us to decide to show up for our life rather than becoming stuck in the story of waiting until our bodies meet an impossible standard to live our lives.

Relevant Resources Mentionedhttps://drdianahill.com/extras/ (Download Your Daily Practice for Episode 27 Here) Sign up for https://catalog.pesi.com/speaker/diana-hill-1217160 (Diana Hill’s Body Image Flexibility On-Demand PESI Course) Listen to https://insighttimer.com/drdianahill (Diana Hill’s Body Gratitude Meditation on Insight Timer)  Listen to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-raise-an-intuitive-eater-with-sumner-brooks/id1596820706?i=1000548099140 (Diana and Sumner Brooks discuss How to Raise an Intuitive Eater) Listen to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/overcome-overeating-using-behavioral-neuroscience-with/id1596820706?i=1000565349980 (Diana and Dr. Judson Brewer discuss Overcoming Overeating Using Behavioral Neuroscience) Read https://www.newharbinger.com/9781608821044/living-with-your-body-and-other-things-you-hate/?gclid=CjwKCAjw_ISWBhBkEiwAdqxb9tzspNhPBfuFFq2z1R5mqJwaOCIRqf44m-vuFAvNsBIPMMG8gLEQ_BoC5NIQAvD_BwE (Living with Your Body and Other Things You Hate by Emily Sandoz and Troy Dufrene) Learn More about https://lightfully.com/ (Lightfully Behavioral Health ) https://drdianahill.com/events/ (Join Diana at an upcoming events) Join Diana in https://drdianahill.com/values-rich-living-retreat-april-2023/ (Costa Rica on a Yoga Retreat)!  Thank you for listening to Your Life in Process! If you have any questions or feedback you can contact me by email at podcast@yourlifeinprocess.com, leave me an audio message at (805) 457-2776, or message me on Instagram @drdianahill and remember when you become psychologically flexible, you become free. Thank you to my team Craig, Angela Stubbs, Ashley Hiatt, Abby Diehl, and to our sponsorhttps://lightfully.com/ ( )InsightLA Meditation for making this podcast possible. Thank you to Benjamin Gould of https://bellandbranch.com/ (Bell & Branch) for your beautiful music.