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Podcast: Rebuilding Trust With Your Body
Episode: The Happiness Trap: Why Weight Loss Doesn't Fix Your Body Image and How Yoga, Mindfulness and Body Acceptance Can Help
Description: Have you ever thought to yourself, "I'll be happy when ____?" And then you fill in the blank with something like, "when I lose weight," or, "when I get healthier," or, "when I feel more confident about my body?"Â Â This is something that Erica Mather calls "The Happiness Trap" with our bodies. Â Erica is the author of Your Body, Your Best Friend: End the Confidence-Crushing Pursuit of Unrealistic Beauty Standards & Embrace Your True Power. She is a 1000-hour certified yoga therapist, helping people feel better in and about their bodies. She uses yog...