In the work I do, personally and professionally, I talk a lot about and connecting with values and what is important. In a previous post I encouraged people to reflect upon what they identify as making a person ‘good’ in different roles (i.e. what makes a good parent, or good partner or good friend?), toContinue reading “We Need to Change the Dialogue”
Author Archives: Dr. Sarah Pegrum
Cocktails & Courageous Conversations with Rikke Kjelgaard: Why Wait for Weight
Join me for an inspiring conversation with Rikke Kjelgaard about the stories we tell ourselves about weight, and their impact.
Step into the Playground
For years I have heard stories, both in my clinical room and outside of it, of people putting things on hold or holding back because of how they feel about their weight. The stories that begin with ‘when I lose weight I will…’ or ‘I can’t until…’. But as we wait, the world rolls on.Continue reading “Step into the Playground”
Body Image: Time to Let go of The Rulebook
I think when we talk about body image we do so in a way that can really minimize it. I am definitely guilt of that, especially in my earlier years when I was completing my studies. Body image struggles are attached to a certain part of the population, and are thought to have a certainContinue reading “Body Image: Time to Let go of The Rulebook”
Beginnings
To all the amazing, smart, creative, funny, kind, adventurous, funky, compassionate souls who are out there, hiding in the shadows being held back from fully showing the world who you are because of the visible and invisible barriers society has put up, this page is for you. Our minds, and society, can always find reasonsContinue reading “Beginnings”
