From Body Image to Body Wisdom

CE Hours 1

About this course

Building a positive and collaborative relationship with the body is often seen as a final stage of eating disorders treatment. For many people, especially those living with chronic or recurring eating disorders, an adversarial relationship with their body can feel inevitable and intractable. Additionally, eating disorders professionals frequently experience confusion, frustration, hesitation and resignation when faced with the task of challenging 'negative' body image and facilitating a non-judgmental, 'positive' body- and self-image. This workshop invites participants to explore an embodiment approach to facilitating 'positive' body image and to partnering with the body' wisdom to support the recovery process from the very beginning. Through didactic presentation and experiential activities, we will examine barriers to embodiment, the impact these have on body image and the resulting subjective experience of self and self-worth. Supported by research on the relationship between sensory processing and body-image and the impact of trauma on our sensory processing system, we will explore how to start the recovery journey with targeted sensory input, a felt sense of safety and belonging and congruent cognitive schema that support an accurate perception of body, self, and self-worth.

Learning Objectives

Explain the relationship between sensory processing, Polyvagal theory, trauma attachment injury, body image and sense of self.
Identify states of neurological regulation which may be contributing to body image distortions.
Demonstrate one body-based, sensorimotor experience that will increase the accuracy of body perception.

Learning Levels

All levels

Course Instructor(s)

Rachel Lewis-Marlow , LPC, LMBT

Rachel Lewis-Marlow, LCMHC, LMBT, is the director and co-founder of the Embodied Recovery Institute which provides training to eating disorders providers in a trauma-informed, relationally oriented and somatically integrative approach to eating disorders treatment. She is a somatically integrative psychotherapist, dually licensed in counseling and therapeutic massage and bodywork, a Certified Advanced Practitioner in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and has advanced training and 30 + years of experience in diverse somatic therapies. Rachel has extensive experience as a teacher and presenter, focusing on accessing the body’s unique capacity to give voice to the subconscious and to build the foundation for healing and maintaining psychological and physical health. In her private practice, Rachel specializes in working with people recovering from trauma, eating disorders, and dissociative disorders.

References

Badoud, D., & Tsakiris, M. (2017). From the body’s viscera to the body’s image: Is there a link between interoception and body image concerns?. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 77, 237-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.03.017
Buhl‐Nielsen, B., Steele, H., & Steele, M. (2024). Attachment and body representations in adolescents with personality disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 80(9), 1981-1997. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23705
Schumann, A. Y., Uhde, T. W., Houghton, D. C., Yang, Q. X., & Cortese, B. M. (2025). Odor-enhanced Visual Processing in PTSD. NeuroImage, 309, 121072. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2025.121072
Porges, S. W. (2025). Polyvagal theory: Current status, clinical applications, and future directions. Clinical Neuropsychiatry, 22(3), 169. doi:10.36131/cnfioritieditore20250301
Altabe, M. (2018). Trauma-informed approaches to body image disturbance: A historical review for a holistic future. Trauma-informed approaches to eating disorders, 325.

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2 parts
- From Body Image to Body Wisdom
- From Body Image to Body Wisdom

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From Body Image to Body Wisdom

About this course

Learning Objectives

Learning Levels

Course Instructor(s)

References

CE Process Info

Content

Joint Accreditation (JA)

Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)

Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)

American Psychological Association (APA)

Nurses (ANCC) Credit Designation Statement (ANCC)

Physicians (ACCME) Credit Designation Statement (ACCME)

Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)

National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC)

New York Education Department's State Board for Marriage and Family Therapy (NYEDMFT)

New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology (NYEDPSY)

New York Education Department Board for Licensed Psychoanalysts (NYSEDLP)

New York Education Department for Licensed Mental Health Counselors (NYSEDLMHC)

New York Education Department Board of Creative Arts Therapy (NYSEDCAT)

New York Education Department's State Board for Social Work (NYEDSW)

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