Compassion Focused Therapy for Body Shame with Dr Alicia Carter

Dr Alicia Carter is a psychologist who works as a tutor and research assistant at School of Psychology, University of Queensland. She has facilitated compassion-based workshops at the Biomedical Institute of Yoga and Meditation and recently defended her PhD on "Compassion Focused Therapy for Body Weight Shame. We discussed: What is Compassion Focused Therapy? An evolutionary functional analysis of emotion How does social rank theory explains body shame How shame impacts health-seeking behaviours The difference between shame and guilt Fears, blocks and resistances to developing compassion Improving health- engaging behaviours through compassion You can find out more about Dr. Alicia Carter and her work HERE, or get in touch with her at [email protected] Find me here: Instagram/Website/Coaching/Mentoring