10/07/2023
Have you heard about Dominique’s offering coming up the last weekend of this month: “Embrace Your Body, Explore Your Values, Unleash Your Creativity - Body Image & Art Workshop”? Learn more about her and her passion for this workshop:
“After having a MAJOR ‘ah-ha’ 💡 moment after New Years of 2020 (and the associated influx of those seeking weight loss through restriction), I realized as a Registered Dietitian, supporting others with nutrition doesn’t just come from the food. It comes from the approach we take towards it. This is when I delved into intuitive eating, HAES approach, dismantling diet culture…and I never turned back ✌️
Why art? 🎨 Well, working through struggles with body image and diet culture is HARD WORK and often very challenging emotionally. It can be tough, and sometimes words are just simply not enough. Having as many tools in your toolbox as possible is key when navigating these topics, and art can be a very powerful one. Research has shown doing art can help improve self esteem, reduce stress, improve symptoms of depression and/or anxiety, build confidence, and promote change in ways of thinking....all to improve one’s well-being. How amazing is that?! 🤩 Not to mention, it is FUN and can help build community.
While I am not an Art Therapist, the author of the book this workshop is based on (Ashlee Bennett, AThR) is and this activity is directly from her book: The Art of Body Acceptance 📚 With that said, I have loved art in all forms since I can remember. As a small child, I always looked forward to art class and that theme continued into my adulthood. I dabble in all sorts of art mediums including painting/drawing, creative writing, knitting and crochet, pottery, pastels, stained glass, and all kinds of DIY projects. During this workshop, think of me as your artsy fartsy body image guide rather than an Art Therapist 😉 Thank you so much for joining me and supporting this vision....let’s do it!”
