Abolishing Shame and Renewing Body Trust With Hilary Kinavey

Hilary Kinavey is a licensed professional counselor and one of the co-founders of Be Nourished, a center that offers group workshops, therapy, retreats, and much more to help people cultivate body trust and self-acceptance. In this episode, Hilary teaches us how to reestablish trust in our bodies and banish shame from our lives so we can fully embrace our creativity and intuition.

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What You’ll Learn from Hilary Kinavey

How to identify the physical sensations of shame in our bodies
How overcoming shame can help us become better able to experience creativity, connection, and innovation with other people
What are the 5 core competencies of BodyTrust™ and how they help cultivate self-respect and trust within ourselves
Why not being able to stick to a diet is actually a good thing
Why our healthcare system needs to be more educated about body positivity

Favorite Quotes from Hilary Kinavey

You do not have to walk on your knees
For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.-Wild Geese by Mary Oliver

Your silence will not protect you – Audrey Lorde

Favorite Recovery Resources from Hilary Kinavey

Health at Every Size Community
Body Respect by Linda Bacon and Lucy Affermore

Advice to Former Self

This is not your fault. There are so many people struggling along with you. Meet them, talk about it. Know that this is what is going to be a part of what makes you, you.