This is self-work and I'm Dr. Margaret Rutherford.

At self-work we'll discuss psychological and emotional issues common in today's world and what to do about them.

I'm Dr. Margaret and self-work as a podcast dedicated to you taking just a few minutes today for your own self-work.

Hello and welcome to self-work. I'm Dr. Margaret Rutherford. I'm a clinical psychologist out of Fayetteville, Arkansas

and I've been in clinical practice for over 25 years. I started podcasting about three years ago because I wanted to try to educate people

about what being in therapy might really be like.

I wanted to reach those folks who may already be in therapy and be interested in emotional

and psychological issues.

Or maybe you've just been diagnosed with anxiety or depression and want some answers. Or of course there's also the group that might never

consider walking through a therapist door or think they wouldn't, but they're

curious enough to listen to a podcast.

So here at self-work, we focus on many diverse issues,

and today it's going to be about body image,

how acceptance of your body can be so difficult. I'll go over seven common

reasons for this struggle. Ending with the most complicated psychologically

perhaps, something called body dysmorphia. and we're not just talking about

weight here we're talking about anything that you are ashamed of or you demean yourself

for about your appearance I'll have some statistics on what's happening

with plastic surgery as more and more people turn to fillers and other treatments.

I'll quote Oprah talking about her own very public journey about her weight. And as always, we'll focus on what you can do about it.

Our listener email today is from someone, actually a woman,

with a severe addiction to her television,

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