Body Love & Acceptance

by Emma Schmidt, MA, LPCCS

This class was designed for women who want to improve body image and self-love. Learn how to increase love and acceptance of your body and decrease shame and guilt.

Created by Emma Schmidt, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Supervisor, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, and Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Sexology.

5 lessons teach women to break down negative messages and behaviors about the body and start practicing body compassion and acceptance.

Actionable items designed to incorporate in your everyday life.

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14 minutes of video content

12 guided journaling tasks

19 tasks focused on intentional work

2 supplemental resources

What You'll Learn

Experiencing Body Image
Why is it so common for women to experience negative thoughts and feelings about our bodies? Emma Schmidt discusses where these negative messages come from and why they have such a strong hold on our lives.
Talking To Ourselves
The way we talk to ourselves perpetuates how we feel about ourselves. Emma Schmidt educates about the relationship of our thoughts to our feelings and behaviors.
Showing Up Naked
Being naked is one of the most vulnerable things you can do. Emma Schmidt explains that we give more power to the anxiety we experience about our bodies if we avoid looking at ourselves. Let’s begin to look at ourselves in a different way!
Feeling Ourselves
Body image can have a major impact on our sexual experiences. Emma Schmidt helps us realize that if we are in our head then we aren’t in our body to truly feel our sensations or desires.
Self-Love Challenge
Change your language today! Emma Schmidt teaches how become even more compassionate toward yourself.

Meet Your Instructor

Emma Schmidt, MA, LPCCS

Emma Schmidt is a licensed professional clinical counselor, supervisor, and a certified sex therapist through the American Association for Sex Educators Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) as well as the American Board for Christian Sex Therapists (ABCST). She is the owner of Emma Schmidt and Associates in Cincinnati, a therapy group practice, which focuses on sex and relationship therapy. Emma received her Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies and Psychology as well as a Masters of Arts in Counseling from Cincinnati Christian University. She is currently a Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Sexology at the Modern Sex Therapy Institute.

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