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The Body Image Therapist YYC

I am a licensed therapist and clinical social worker in Calgary, AB with a passion for sharing information about body image with the wider community.

I am also a member of the facial difference community and work with individuals with facial differences. I am a licensed therapist and clinical social worker specializing in body image, trauma and eating disorder work. I have over 12 years of experience in my field and am passionate about providing great service and information across Alberta and Ontario where I am licensed.

03/28/2026

March in Canada and Carl is NOT okay 🥶

Seasonal depression is real — even when spring is "technically" coming. Your body isn't broken, it's just been cold and grey for five months. Carl agrees. He has been staring out the window with dead eyes since November.

Swipe for 6 gentle tips to help you through it. Carl could not be reached for comment as he is currently under a blanket. 🐾

03/23/2026

BPD isn’t a life sentence—it’s a pattern that can be understood and changed.

It’s often rooted in early trauma, abandonment, and attachment wounds that shape how someone experiences emotions and relationships. With the right support, people can build emotional regulation, develop more secure attachment, and create more stable, fulfilling connections. 🧠💛

03/18/2026

My husband and I watched the Louis Theroux Manosphere documentary and I’ve been sitting with my thoughts.

Here’s where I landed.

Men being proud of who they are, embracing their masculinity, wanting to provide for or protect their families?

That has never been the problem ✨️

What worries me is how some of these messages are packaged — and what they’re built on.

I work with a lot of men in my practice who are genuinely struggling with who they’re supposed to be in today’s world. They’re navigating mixed messages about masculinity, value, and worth.
Rigid gender roles hurt men too. When we reduce masculinity to dominance, stoicism, and financial success, we leave very little room for the full human being underneath.

Showing up as a man isn’t just about providing financially 💰

It’s about being emotionally present — with your partner, your children, and the people you love.
That isn’t weakness. That’s the work. 🤝

And here’s the part I keep coming back to:
If your sense of worth as a man requires someone else to be worth less… that’s not strength. That’s a wound.

Young men searching for identity deserve better answers than that.

Real self-esteem doesn’t come from domination.
It comes from self-knowledge, healing, and loving your people well.

That’s the masculinity worth celebrating. 💙

💬 Did you watch it? I’m curious what others thought.

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03/17/2026

Living aligned with your values means your choices actually reflect what matters most to you — not what others expect, not what fear pushes you toward, and not what feels easiest in the moment.

When your actions match your values, life tends to feel more grounded, clear, and authentic. It’s less about perfection and more about intentional living.

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03/12/2026

I believe it is important that in the body image field we do ask for honesty and accountability around GLP 1 use and the prevalence with which it is occurring these days ✨️

A growing amount of celebrities are normalizing "ozempic bodies" and lacking honesty to their followings as to how this was achieved. The result for young people is they are normalizing these bodies and engaging in very unhealthy means to achieve unrealistic weight loss *and in many cases muscle wasting* that is occurring 💓

Bodies are not fashion commodities. As a 90s girl i have seen this before and I cannot stay silent on it any longer.

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03/10/2026

Your anxiety loves to live in the future.
“What if this goes wrong?”
“What if that happens?”
“What if I’m not ready?”

But pause for a second and ask yourself: Is this actually serving me?

Future-focused anxiety often isn’t solving anything. It’s just your brain rehearsing problems that haven’t happened.

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03/09/2026

This International Women's Day, we honor every woman's unique journey. To the woman navigating infertility, healing from divorce, changing careers, grieving a loss, battling anxiety, or finding herself again - your struggle is valid.

Every woman you encounter is fighting battles you know nothing about. She might look put together while falling apart inside. Your pain doesn't need to be compared to anyone else's. Your journey is unique. Your feelings are real. Your experience matters.

In a world that tells us to be perfect and productive, it takes courage to admit when we're struggling. Your vulnerability is your strength. You are seen. You are valued. You are enough. Happy International Women's Day. 💗

03/07/2026

The conversations you avoid are often the ones your relationship needs most. Avoidance, defensiveness, contempt, and criticism might protect your ego in the moment, but they erode connection over time ✨️

Good relationships require presence and intentionality - especially when it's uncomfortable. If something matters to your partner, it should matter to you. Not because you agree, but because they matter to you 💓

Hard conversations aren't about winning or being right. They're about showing up, staying curious, and choosing connection over comfort. The discomfort is temporary. The growth is lasting 🌼

03/03/2026

One person wants to talk. The other shuts down. Sound familiar? 👀

This cycle is SO common in relationships — and neither of you is the villain. Swipe for low-key ways to check in when emotions feel like too much. 💜

Save this & send it to your person. 🫶

02/28/2026

Curious about the difference between a clinical social worker, a coach, and a counsellor? You're not alone — it's genuinely confusing out there. 👀

As a Registered Clinical Social Worker, I completed 6+ years of university education, supervised clinical hours, and I'm regulated by a professional body. It's not about one being better than the other — it's just about knowing what you're getting so you can make the right choice for YOU. 💕

Swipe through to see what goes into the clinical designation and what it actually means for your care. 🌸

02/17/2026

Every relationship has conflict. Every healthy one has repair.

Fighting, doubting, feeling insecure — none of that means you're failin. What makes a relationship healthy isn't the absence of hard moments, it's the willingness to stay connected through them.

Save this if you needed the reminder and book couples therapy through the link in my bio 🤍

02/15/2026

ADHD is not just about attention or hyperactivity, it also affects how the brain regulates emotion 🧠

Because of differences in executive functioning and impulse control, emotional reactions can feel immediate, intense, and hard to dial down ⚡️

Rejection Sensitivity (often called RSD) describes the strong emotional pain that can happen in response to perceived criticism, disapproval, or exclusion 💔

Even small social cues can feel overwhelming, triggering shame, anxiety, people-pleasing, or defensiveness. This is a sign of a nervous system that reacts fast to social threat and a key piece of the ADHD experience ✨️

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Calgary, AB
T2R1J8

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https://www.yourcounselling.ca/get-to-know-us/jordan-burness/

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