If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone…
You’ve cancelled plans because getting dressed felt too hard.
You’ve avoided photos.
You’ve thought twice about going to the beach or a social event because of how your body looks.
You know, intellectually, that bodies come in all shapes and sizes.
But when it comes to your own body, how you feel gets in the way.
This assessment will help you understand why that happens.
That’s not surprising.
And it’s not your fault.
The most common outcome of trying to control our weight, food, and bodies is:
Another food or exercise plan won’t solve that.
And while medication may help some people, it can come with unwanted side effects.
What does create lasting change is learning how to shift the way you think and feel about your body.
And that starts with understanding where you are right now.
This guide includes a structured self-assessment designed to help you understand what’s really driving how you feel about your body.
You’ll complete three short assessments and receive a score in each area:
Understand how your current thought patterns about your body are affecting your confidence — and how much room there is for change.
See where your relationship with food sits on the intuitive eating spectrum so you know where to focus your attention.
Identify how cultural messaging has shaped how you see your body — and how to begin disengaging from it.
All of which means you get a clear picture of where you are starting from.
When body image struggles go on for years, it’s easy to think the problem is your body.
Or that you need more discipline.
But most of the time, the real issue is a pattern you've got into:
A thought about your body
→ a difficult emotion
→ a behaviour that helps you escape the feeling
That behaviour might be cancelling plans, avoiding photos, or staying home.
When you can see this pattern, you can stop blaming yourself and start seeing why your reactions make sense.
That m'dear is the first step toward lasting change.
Most wellbeing approaches focus on changing behaviour first.
Eat better.
Exercise more.
Try harder to stay consistent.
But when behaviour comes from uncomfortable emotions, pushing harder often makes the cycle worse.
Feminist health coaching starts somewhere different.
It begins by helping you understand how your thinking, emotions, and behaviour are connected.
Once that connection becomes clear, behaviour shifts naturally.
Not because you forced yourself to change.
But because you are working with yourself, not fighting yourself.
Download the Body Image Guide + audio and complete the short self-assessments.
From there, you can begin creating a way forward that helps you feel better in your body without compromising your health.
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Emma Wright is a certified Health and Body Image Coach with training in Trauma-Informed Cognitive Behavioural Coaching and Intuitive Eating.
She holds a Master’s degree and wrote her feminist thesis on how appearance pressure affects female athlete performance.
She’s the author of Body Confidence (HarperCollins), and has been featured on RNZ, The NZ Herald, Viva Magazine, The Breeze, and The Project.
Emma is known for her effective and compassionate coaching style where she empowers women to take care of themselves and get their energy back.
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