How to teach your daughter to have a positive body image.

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As moms, many of us gave birth to our daughters with a deep desire to raise them with beliefs promoting self-acceptance, healthy body images, and concepts propelling the idea they could be and do anything they wanted in life. However, despite the best intentions and efforts, many of us grapple with the reality that our girls are continuing to struggle with poor body image, disordered eating and a sense of worthlessness if they are unable to achieve an ideal size or perception of beauty or fitness.  During this two-hour workshop, we will review current statistics about dieting, eating disorders and associated risk factors, and we will also discuss why the mother-daughter relationship is one of the most important influences on a young girl’s developing body image.  Finally, we will focus on body image resiliency, specifically learning how to shift our self-talk, live within values of self-compassion and self-acceptance, and how to help ourselves and our girls embrace and foster a sisterhood of mutual support rather than competition.

Event Details

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Mother Daughter Bonds Workshop
Saturday, August 8th, 2015
11:00 am - 1:00pm
2649 Park Marina Dr, Redding, CA 96001

Speaker

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Jenni Odell, MA  
Marriage and Family Therapist 
Registered Intern (IMF #72680) 
(Employed & Supervised by DaLene Forester Thacker, PhD, LMFT, LPCC Lic. # MFC33095/LPC625)

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Jenni has served our community population as a school based counselor within the Redding School District. Jenni has co-facilitated parenting groups and women's groups focused on body image, maternal legacies, and issues of self-concept. She completed the Daring Way TM National Training in February of 2014, and is currently a Certified Daring Way TM Facilitator - Candidate, co-facilitating 3-day intensive workshops, one-day workshops and providing informational talks to professionals and organizations on Daring Way TM concepts.