Sandy Thorn Clark of the Chicago Sun-Times reported on Anders's efforts in an April 7 article:
Anders knows all about the anxiety, distress and discontent that mirrors can reflect to a staggering 8 out of 10 women, many of whom are part of a growing population of "healthy weight" or slightly overweight women preoccupied with the shame and guilt associated with feeling fat. ...
Body Transcendence is body transformation through transcendence therapy, an active form of psychotherapy that teaches "healthy weight" women -- a population that has been largely ignored until now, she says -- the skills necessary to help them transcend constant and generally negative thoughts about their bodies.
"I say to women, 'You can either work hard in feeling good about yourself or you can work hard in not feeling good about yourself. It's your choice.' That's not always easy to hear," Anders explains.
The 37-year-old Anders, who has operated a general psychiatric private practice in Chicago's Loop for six years, admits she always has tended to experience "normative discontent" -- or dissatisfaction -- with her body and appearance.
Labels: self-image, self-esteem
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