How can you rebuild trust with your body when food, body image, or self-criticism have become a source of distress? In this episode, licensed professional counselor Josh Korac speaks with psychotherapist, author, and embodiment specialist Dr. Ann Saffi Biasetti about disordered eating, body image, self-compassion, yoga, and the role of the body in emotional healing. Ann explains how many people become disconnected from their bodies through shame, trauma, dieting, self-judgment, or repeated efforts to control their appearance. Rather than treating the body as a problem that must be fixed, she encourages listeners to develop a more compassionate and trusting relationship with it. Josh and Ann explore the practice of embodiment, which involves noticing physical sensations, emotions, and internal cues with curiosity rather than criticism. They discuss how body awareness, mindfulness, movement, and somatic therapy can help people better understand their needs and feel more present in their lives. The conversation also examines how self-compassion can support recovery from disordered eating and body-image concerns. Instead of relying on shame or punishment to create change, Ann describes how kindness, patience, and nervous-system regulation can help people move toward a more sustainable relationship with food, movement, and themselves. In this episode, you will learn about: • What it means to befriend your body • How shame and self-criticism can affect body image • The relationship between trauma, the nervous system, and disordered eating • Why people may become disconnected from physical sensations and needs • Embodiment and learning to feel more present in your body • How interoceptive awareness can help you notice internal cues • The role of self-compassion in eating-disorder recovery • Moving away from punishment, control, and body judgment • Yoga and mindful movement as tools for body awareness • How somatic therapy supports emotional healing • Rebuilding trust with hunger, fullness, rest, and other body signals • Developing a kinder and more respectful relationship with yourself Dr. Ann Saffi Biasetti is a licensed clinical social worker, psychotherapist, author, yoga therapist, mindfulness teacher, and eating-disorder specialist with more than 30 years of clinical experience. Her work integrates somatic psychotherapy, self-compassion, mindfulness, nervous-system regulation, and embodiment. She is the author of Befriending Your Body: A Self-Compassionate Approach to Freeing Yourself from Disordered Eating and the creator of the Befriending Your Body Program, a trauma-informed somatic self-compassion program for people experiencing eating disorders, disordered eating, and body-image concerns. Learn more about Ann and her work through An Embodied Life and the Befriending Your Body Program. About the host: Josh Korac is a licensed professional counselor in Colorado who specializes in trauma, family estrangement, loneliness, and complex relationship concerns. He is also the Lead Moderator of Estrangement.com, where he has worked with thousands of adult children and parents affected by family estrangement. Learn more about Josh and his therapy practice at joshuakorac.com. Content note: This episode includes discussion of eating disorders, disordered eating, trauma, and body-image concerns. Please consider your well-being before listening. This podcast is provided for educational purposes and does not constitute mental health treatment, diagnosis, nutritional advice, or an established therapeutic relationship. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis in the United States, call or text 988 or go to your nearest emergency room.