Body Image: Learning to Love It

Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast

Debra Fileta, M.A., LPC and Creator of TrueLoveDates.com

Self-improvement, Relationships, Education, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Society & Culture

4.9 • 757 Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Q: With all the pressure our culture puts on body image, being “Instagram ready” and picture perfect at all times, how can we resist the urge to fixate too much on our physical appearance and stay body positive in a world that’s constantly critiquing our appearance? This is a conversation WE NEED TO HAVE. Today on the podcast we’re talking about body image! Our listener question said it best — how can we resist the urge to fixate and remain body positive in world that’s dragging us the other way? Whether you’re a male or female, this is a topic that impacts you because appearance is constantly made to be the forefront in our culture. Today I’m joined by Jess Connolly, who wants to help men and women find freedom and stay body positive with no filters!!! It’s such an important and inspiring conversation — and most of all, it’s a necessary one because body image is such a foundational topic. So tune in to today’s episode and let me know on Instagram what you thought of the conversation! ***If you need help with body image issues, or struggling to have a healthy relationship with food — connect with a counselor from our Counselors Network and book a session with one of them to get started on your journey of healing!!** __________ FOLLOW MY PODCAST AND LISTEN ON Apple PODCASTS BY CLICKING HERE Additional Ways To Listen: STITCHER – SPOTIFY – GOOGLE PLAY – iHEART RADIO The Debra Fileta Counselors Network is officially open!! Book a session with one of our trained Christian counselors and get started on your healing journey from the inside-out TODAY! BOOK A SESSION. DEBRA FILETA is a Licensed Professional Counselor, national speaker, bestselling author, relationship expert, and founder of the Debra Fileta Counselors Network. She’s written five books including Choosing Marriage, True Love Dates, Love In Every Season, Are You Really OK? and Married Sex. She’s also the host of the hotline style Love + Relationships Podcast answering listener questions about love, relationships, and mental and emotional health. Her popular relationship advice blog, TrueLoveDates.com, reaches millions of people with the message of healthy relationships. Connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter or book an online session with her or someone from her team today! Want to be on the Love + Relationships Podcast? Go to truelovedates.com/loveandrelationships/ to submit your question and learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everyone. Welcome back to the Love and Relationships podcast, a hotline-style show where people call in with all of their questions about love, sex, dating, singleness, marriage, and mental and emotional health.
0:31.1	I'm your host, Deborah Felita.
0:32.9	And I'm so glad you're tuning into these candid, unscripted conversations where I answer your questions
0:38.7	in short, bite-sized, practical answers.
0:42.1	For those of you who don't know me, I'm a licensed professional counselor, relationship expert, and author of five books.
0:48.5	I also run the popular relationship advice blog, TrueLovedates.com, reaching millions of people with the message that
0:55.6	healthy people make healthy relationships. If you have a question that you want me to answer on the show,
1:02.2	send it by voice memo to Deborah at Truelovedates.com or submit it on my podcast page,
1:08.4	truveladates.com slash love and relationships. And I'll do my best to get it
1:14.1	answered on one of the episodes. Let's dig in to today's topic. Today's question comes from
1:22.9	Amy from Manhattan, New York. With all the pressure our culture puts on being Instagram ready and
1:29.4	picture perfect at all times, how can we resist the urge to fixate too much on our physical
1:35.0	appearance? How do we stay body positive in a world that's constantly critiquing our appearance?
1:43.6	Friends, I'm so excited to have Jess Connolly today helping me to tag team this important
1:50.2	question from Amy from Manhattan.
1:53.4	Jess, thank you so much for being a part of the podcast today.
1:57.6	Absolutely.
1:58.4	Thank you for having me.
1:59.6	I love this format and I love this question.
2:03.1	I'm telling you, you were one of the first people I thought about when this question came in
2:08.5	because I had recently received a copy of your book from your publisher and it was just perfect
2:14.2	timing to talk about being body positive and what that means. So before we dive into all
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