Asian Female & Femme Body Journey Group
Register Now!Asian Female & Femme Body Journey Support & Learning Group
Feeling good in your body and freeing yourself from body shame is attainable for you!
WHO
Open to all Asian American Femme & Female identifying young adults (18+) anywhere in the US
COST
$300 for all 8 sessions; sliding scale & payment plans available
WHAT
Support & Learning group, self-exploration tools and techniques for navigating body image challenges
TIME
75-minute evening sessions; 75-minute evening sessions; on Wednesdays 4:00PM - 5:15PM PT | 6:00PM - 7:15PM CT | 7:00PM - 8:15PM ET
WHERE
Zoom link to be sent upon signup
WHEN
April 2nd to May 28th, 2025; Skipping the week of May 21st
GROUP GOALS
Group members will examine ways that they inherited body image stories and message from family, unpack them, and rewrite those narratives
WEEK 1
Your Body Story
- Introductions of members and frameworks
- Body journey vocabulary
- What is your Body Story?
WEEK 2
What is Body Neutrality?
- Psychoeducation on body neutrality
- The difference between body neutrality and body positivity
- Creating your Neutral Tool Box
WEEK 3
Beauty Standards: Asian vs. Western
- Beauty standards and expectations in your family
- Society and culture: "What are Asian girls supposed to look like?"
- Oppressive beauty ideals and their impact on objectification
WEEK 4
Body Grief & Body Dysmorphia
- Changes our bodies go through
- Grieving what we used to look like, what we used to be able to do
- Challenging body dysmorphia
WEEK 5
Body Image Resilience & Connection to Self
- Separating weight from worth & value
- How to move forward
- Acknowledging gratitude & limitations
WEEK 6
Compassion to Our Bodies
- Improving health behaviors
- Intuitive eating
- Health vs. Size: issues with medical models
WEEK 7
Radical Self Love
- Curating what we need to "just be"
- Five essential rules for (self)talking about your body
- How to build confidence
WEEK 8
Closing
- Group reflection
- Connecting with each other
- The 'Love Your Tree' Campaign
THIS GROUP IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF...
- You are Asian Identifying
- You are a person age 18+
- You're 100% a newbie to the concepts of diet culture, disordered eating, eating disorders, weight stigma, intuitive eating.
- You're ready and want to talk with your body by exploring the ways in which culture, shame, diet culture, and judgment show up for you.
- You don't want to go on this journey alone anymore. You want to connect with others that are experiencing similar struggles.
- You are ready to take a step into action. You may still have doubts, but you know that something needs to change.
THIS GROUP IS NOT RIGHT FOR YOU IF...
- You're in a higher level of care for eating disorder support.
- You're looking for nutrition group. While we do sometimes talk about food as it is related to body image, it's not the focus of this group.
- You are actively self-harming in ways that require medical attention.
A space to explore how to feel good in your body and free yourself from body shame.
REGISTER NOW!
