Social Media, Body Image and Social Advocacy with Dr. Phillippa Diedrichs

Professor Phillippa Diedrichs is a research psychologist with an international reputation for creating evidence-based strategies to improve body image in community, business, and policy settings. At the Centre for Appearance Research, she leads a team of researchers investigating psychosocial influences on body image and the development of digital and face-to-face body image interventions. She is a Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders and serves on the Editorial Board for Body Image: An International Journal of Research. With a PhD in Health Psychology, she is passionate about working in partnership to create environments that accept diversity in appearance and support people to live free from the constraint of appearance concerns. In this episode we discussed: What motivates Dr. Diedrichs In what ways can concerns about our appearance constrain us or cause us to disengage from life? Impact of fitspiration on body image Responsible social media use as fitness providers What does it look like to live with positive body image? Looking to the future: moving beyond the individual and addressing broader social systems You can find out more about Dr. Diedrichs here: https://people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/PhillippaDiedrichs Body Image journal: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/body-image Find me here: Instagram/Website/Coaching/Mentoring