The Truth About Body Neutrality

May 2, 2021

The List

The List used insight from Regional Medical Director Elizabeth Wassenaar, MD, in a story on body neutrality.

Body neutrality is buzzing and for some very good reasons. Perhaps you have heard the term body neutrality and brushed it off as one of those "trendy" self-declarations, or maybe you have not heard the phrase at all. Whether you are hip to it or not, after learning the basics, you may end up having a body neutrality mentality.

According to Healthline, in 2015 there was an uptick in online search engines for the words "body neutrality," and it was during the same year that wellness and intuitive eating coach Anne Poirier BS, CSCS, CIEC, created the Body Neutrality workshop. Poirier tells The Cut, "Body neutrality is experiential and not something that happens overnight ... It's one awareness at a time, one thought at a time."

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