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Scenario

When couples have different responses to body image struggles

My partner and I both struggle with our bodies after weight gain during the pandemic, but we're handling it in completely opposite ways — they're obsessively dieting and exercising while I've given up completely, and we can't even talk about food or clothes without tension. We used to support each other through everything, but now we're just triggering each other's shame spirals.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people who love each other are inadvertently reinforcing each other's worst patterns around body shame and self-perception.

Your guide for this
Dipa
Dipa works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Body image and self-perception?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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