Courageous Conversations, Lasting Impact
28.8 million people in the United States will struggle with a clinically significant eating disorder at some point in their lives. Prevention and early intervention efforts aimed at increasing body acceptance can reduce disordered eating symptoms and help to create an environment that encourages healthy recovery. Numerous studies have linked exposure to prevalent “appearance-ideal” in mass media to body dissatisfaction and disordered eating.
Research has shown when women/girls talk about the appearance-ideal (sometimes referred to as the thin ideal, beauty-ideal, or cultural ideal) portrayed in the mass media, and discuss how to challenge pressures to conform to these pressures, it makes them feel better about their bodies.
The Body Project is a group-based intervention that provides a forum for high school girls and college-aged women to confront unrealistic appearance ideals and develop healthy body image and self-esteem. It has repeatedly been shown to effectively reduce body dissatisfaction, negative mood, unhealthy dieting, and disordered eating.
UPCOMING CLASSES:
JULY 2024
The Body Project (High School Age) @ At The Roots LLC Office
This group will meet four times from 1-2:20pm on the following dates:
July 19, 2024
July 26, 2024
August 2, 2024
August 9, 2024
REGISTRATION REQUIRED!
There is a $25 participant fee. However, if cost is a barrier, please use the form below to contact Lacie for assistance. At The Roots LLC is committed to making sure every girl who needs this class has access to it, regardless of ability to pay.
Our group is open to all marginalized genders including cis gender girls/women, female-identifying individuals, and non-binary and gender non-conforming people who are comfortable in a space that centers the experiences of women and girls in our culture.
Lacie is a certified recovery coach, Body Project Facilitator, mental health advocate and change-maker. You can read her full bio by CLICKING HERE.
want to host a group at your school, university, or organization?
Contact Lacie at 715.204.9555 or send her an email!
This program was developed by the National Eating Disorders Association and has repeatedly been shown to effectively reduce body dissatisfaction, negative mood, unhealthy dieting and disordered eating.
Lacie is a certified facilitator of the Body Project.