Love your body,

LIVE your life!

Our new Be Body Positive Classroom Curriculum for middle schools is now available!

28 Million

Americans will have an eating disorder in their lifetime.

Harvard School of Public Health Report

Our prevention campaigns teach body confidence and healthy eating.

13 Million

U.S. children live in food insecure households. Food insecurity is strongly correlated with the development of eating disorders.

International Journal of Eating Disorders

We address the root social conditions that cause eating disorders.

64.7 billion

dollars annual economic burden related to eating disorders including hospitalization, ER visits, treatment, and lost productivity and livelihood

Harvard School of Public Health Report

We prevent untold suffering and expense to families.

For 28 years we have taken on this health crisis, helping more than a million people worldwide reclaim their health, beauty, and confidence to live full, happy lives.

Solutions that are

backed by research

Clinical studies show that our Be Body Positive Model increases self-compassion, reduces anxiety and depression, and fosters a positive relationship with one’s body image, food, and exercise.

Study #1

Stanford University research indicated that the Be Body Positive Model significantly reduced shape/weight control beliefs, body surveillance, and internalization of the thin ideal, while also significantly increasing body satisfaction. All of these changes were sustained by participants at 8 months post-intervention.

Study #2

Cornell University research showed that the Be Body Positive Model significantly increased body appreciation, self compassion, and intuitive eating while significantly decreasing an internalization of the thin ideal and disordered eating. All of these changes were sustained by participants at 3 months post-intervention.

Study #3

University of Pennsylvania revealed that prior to exposure to the Be Body Positive Model (BBPM), high school participants had low self-esteem and negative body image. After only five weeks of BBPM workshops, 92% of participants self-reported feeling more content in their bodies and having greater self-esteem.

It’s

Working...

3906

Be Body Positive leaders

in 34 countries and 45 U.S. states have helped more than 1.1 million people live embodied, joyful lives.
9600

educational videos

have been distributed to schools, youth organizations, and families
2755

Healthcare Providers and 213 Schools

have been trained to use the Be Body Positive curriculum
1000000

reached worldwide

through media engagements, including TV, radio, print, and podcasts

1 Million+

Lives Changed

Our

Work

Our mission is to end the harmful consequences of negative body image that can result in eating disorders, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and other mental health issues. Our courses train people to use the 5 evidence-based Competencies of our Be Body Positive Model in their own lives and to bring this transformative work to their schools, clients, and communities.

Curriculum and Training for Schools

Get trained to start a Be Body Positive program in your school or youth organization. Learn practical tools to promote sustainable, healthy self-care behaviors and positive body image as the norm for your students. NEW middle school classroom curriculum now available!

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Professional Training

Help your clients heal from eating and body image challenges by teaching them The 5 Competencies of our Be Body Positive Model. These proven tools improve self-image and foster sustainable, positive self-care behaviors in both youth and adults

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Courses for Individuals

Learn The 5 Competencies of our Be Body Positive Model to help you build confidence and self-love to face the challenges happening in the world today. These powerful resources will give you renewed energy for taking care of yourself, helping others, and increasing body appreciation. This course is now available in Spanish.

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Recent

Reviews

“I have to say that The Body Positive is the most effective program we have ever implemented. Since its implementation, I have not seen as many students with issues related to body hatred. Each time I attend a training with The Body Positive, I walk away more inspired, and feel confident that I am doing my very best for my students.”

—Kathy Laughlin, Director of Counseling, San Domenico School

“The Body Positive gave me permission to love my body in a world that teaches us not to. Ten years have passed, and this work has expanded to all aspects of my life. I have learned to tune into my body and say “no!” to harmful relationships, substances, and career paths. I now welcome in the things that bring me joy, and have found community, healing, and a path in this world that feels right for me.”

— Alessandra J., Be Body Positive Facilitator

“My favorite thing about teaching The Body Positive is that the results are immediate. There are a lot of aha moments in the group and I love when the students come up to me later and say, ‘I heard this, or somebody said that and I told them, no, that’s not how it is.’ They’re getting access to info they’ve never had access to before.”

— Kirsten Matsumoto, Middle School Educator

Be Body Positive

Resources

The 5
Competencies

Learn our proven core Competencies that you can practice on a daily basis to live peacefully and healthfully in your body.

Embody

Get Connie’s award-winning book to deepen your journey of self-love, body acceptance, and intuitive self-care. Activities are provided at the end of each chapter so you can practice The 5 Competencies in your daily life.

TEDx Talk
(Critical Voice)

Watch Co-Founder Connie Sobczak’s TEDx talk to learn how the critical voice can actually support self-love in life’s low moments.

Blog

Read inspiring and thought-provoking op-eds by The Body Positive staff and guest bloggers on all things Body Positive.

This is
Beauty

Check out videos, photographs, poems, and stories that invite you to participate in the radical re-imagining of what beauty is, where it can be found, and how to welcome it into your life.

TEDx Talk
(Fatphobia)

Learn about fatphobia, diet culture, and body positivity in this TEDx Talk where board member Athena Nair draws from her own personal experiences and her work with The Body Positive.

FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY

FREE DOWNLOAD

The Body Positive’s Declare Your Own Authentic Beauty Course

Includes 5 Videos, 2 Worksheets, and an Ancestral Beauty Meditation!

• Make peace with your body so that you become a source of radiance for others.
• Access more inner joy and pleasure by taking yourself out of the body comparison game so you can improve your friendships.
• Experience the sensation of beauty being much bigger than what you were conditioned to believe it is so that you reduce the amount of time you spend criticizing your appearance.

In addition to this e-book, you will also receive a complimentary subscription
to our newsletter. You can unsubscribe at any time.

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