Awakened Body

Helping you make peace with your food and your body. Certified Intuitive Eating Dietitian. Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in training.

My goal when working with clients is to help them end the war with food and their body. I help people look at food as a relationship. One that we need to honor and look at as a reflection of how we are taking care of ourselves. For some people, this is eating too little or living in a very narrow, rigid box of foods they will let themselves have. For others, it is eating too much. For some, this is mindless eating, for others, it is purely emotional. My goal is to help the person I am working with see how they may be physically setting themselves up with food, as well as recognize when eating turns into a punishment. I help that person find the balance between healthful nutrition and enjoyment with food. I utilize the principles of Intuitive Eating. I also concentrate a lot of time to body image, (the way in which one sees themselves and their body) and looking at what is causing negative body image. A negative body image does not really have anything to do with the body, but more how someone is dealing with emotions and feelings. I often work with a therapist to help my client feel fully supported on the journey of rediscovering their new relationship with food and their body.

02/01/2025

Ever wonder why it’s so hard sticking to your New Year’s Resolution to exercise more and “eat better”? It’s actually not somatically aligned with our bodies in the winter to have the desire to move more and eat “lighter.” Check out my conversation with my colleague and teacher, Galina Denzel, on this very topic!

Join Galina Denzel, SEP and somatic dietitian Shannon Buescher, SEP in this insightful conversation about the role of the nervous system in shaping our rela...

12/12/2024

What an honor and joy to be a guest on The Kindred and Brave Project podcast. I always love talking about how the blend of intuitive eating and somatic work can bring so much healing.
This podcast focuses on grief. I am no stranger to this with losing my dad at 9 and more recently, my brother in law several years ago. I share my journey as a young woman and my struggle with disordered eating and body image and how this related to my unprocessed grief with my dad. My biggest hope is help women release the shame of why they engage the behaviors they do. The body is brilliant at protecting us when we don’t feel safe, especially when we are young. The healing comes when we find the agency inside of us to find capacity and tolerance of those hard feelings we’ve been running from, stuffing down, starving, drowning with alcohol or escaping in a high. I hope you can find some resonance in what I share, or if you know someone who would, please pass along. Women supporting women is one of the best gifts we can give.❤️

Podcast Episode · The Kindred & Brave Project · 12/10/2024 · 1h 1m

10/20/2024

Homecoming for Lucy last night!

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St. Louis, MO

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+13145787429

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http://www.awakened-body.com/

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