Accepting Your Body Doesn’t Mean You Love It All The Time with Colleen Baker

In celebration of #SportsBraSquad summer, we've created the body image series here on the Run, Selfie, Repeat Podcast! Today, we're joined by licensed clinical social worker Colleen Baker to talk about diet culture, fitness at every size, toxic positivity, body positivity, and what we can do to move towards body image neutrality. 

Colleen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and the Owner & Clinical Director of the private group practice Attune Psychotherapy in New York City. She spent many years early on in her career working in eating disorder treatment centers, holding roles ranging from Recovery Coach to Lead Therapist. Colleen has a strong passion for eating disorder recovery advocacy and the sharing of her own story, which has led to her work with non-profits. Over the years she has piloted and supervised a peer support program, taken calls on a crisis line, led a volunteer chapter, and most recently chaired a network of eating disorder specialists determined to emphasize equitable access to care in eating disorder treatment. Colleen believes that anyone eager to recover should have access to quality care, regardless of personal or financial circumstances. 

Her clinical practice focuses on treating eating disorders, substance abuse, anxiety, depression, trauma, hoarding, OCD and mood disorders, specializing in a Health at Every Size framework and emphasizing body neutrality. She encourages clients to find respect and appreciation for their natural body size while striving to meet each client exactly where they are in their process. She utilizes an honest, curious approach, finding that humor and a strengths-based perspective can help aid clients in developing effective communication, self-respect and a will to improve their lives.

To learn more about Colleen: https://www.colleenbakertherapy.com/

To learn more about Colleen's private practice Attune Psychotherapy https://www.attunepsychotherapy.com/

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