49. Navigating the World in a Larger Body - Bridgette Williams

In this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking to the wonderful Bridgette Williams from Held Counselling.

We chatted about many important topics including:

• Bridgette's lived experience of navigating the world in a larger body
• Bridgette's turning point in deciding to stop dieting
• Some of the unique challenges faced by people living in larger bodies when it comes to body image work
• The importance of finding community
• Making sure your social media feed supports body image healing
• How to support your loved ones and friends in bigger bodies

Bridgette is a registered, counsellor who specialises in body image counselling, and holding a space for EVERYbody. She supports people to make peace with their body, eat intuitively, find joy in movement, and become self-compassionate. With lived experience of navigating the world in a bigger body since childhood she understand firsthand what it's like to face constant criticism, not feel good enough and to have a body that the world says does not belong.

She first discovered the Health at Every Size (HAES) paradigm in 2013, when working on a uni assignment for her first career. It changed her life, so much so that in 2021 Bridgette commenced a Master of Counselling so she could transition careers and help others in bigger bodies. Bridgette hopes to create the sort of space for others that she wish she had embarking on her own body image journey. In her spare time, Bridgette can be found playing in the kitchen, out at brunch, or meeting the many and varied demands of her dog Molly.

EPISODE LINKS

Bridgett's socials:
https://www.instagram.com/heldcounselling
https://www.facebook.com/heldcounsellingau

Instagram accounts mentioned:
https://www.instagram.com/thefatdoctor/
https://www.instagram.com/faternise/
https://www.instagram.com/nic.mcdermid

Facebook groups mentioned:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/725447742011937
https://www.facebook.com/groups/124334501581651

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