Beyond the Surface: A Compassion-Focused CBT Approach to Overcoming Body Image Struggles.

About Course

Unlock a Life Beyond Your Body Image Struggles

Struggling with body image can be overwhelming, but you don’t have to face it alone. “Beyond the Surface: A Compassion-Focused CBT Approach to Understanding and Overcoming Body Image Struggles” offers a comprehensive 30-session program designed to help you build self-confidence, manage shame, and develop body positivity.

Created by Tom Midgley, a seasoned psychotherapist and specialist Eating Disorders Dietitian with over 20 years of experience, this program combines research-backed techniques and real-world clinical insights. The two-step approach focuses on empowering you to face adversity with resilience and compassion, transforming negative self-perceptions into opportunities for growth and confidence.

Whether you’re dealing with mild insecurities or significant challenges, this program is designed to meet you where you are. With commitment and daily practice, you can transform how you see yourself and open the door to a more confident, empowered future.

Start now and begin building the confidence and resilience you deserve.

Course Content

Developing emotional resilience and capacities to work with our body image
Understanding and initial development of the the key capacities required to change our relationships with our bodies.

Session 1: How we Experience our Body Image & Making Positive Change.

16:38
Session 2: Understanding Emotions, Self-Esteem and Self-Worth.

18:37
Session 3. Understanding Emotions, Self-Esteem and Self-Worth.

22:45
Session 4: Understanding Emotions, Self-Esteem and Self-Worth.

21:00
Session 5: Identity and How we Choose to Relate to our Bodies.

29:11
Session 6: Identity and How we Choose to Relate to our Bodies.

25:23
Session 7: Identity and How we Choose to Relate to our Bodies.

24:31

Confronting adversity and distressing emotions.
Working on emotional resilience and compassionate empowerment in more challenging and adverse situations.

Session 8: Building Compassionate Capacities, Self-Worth & Confidence

27:21
Session 9: Building Compassionate Capacities, Self-Worth & Confidence.

27:43
Session 10: Building Compassionate Capacities, Self-Worth & Confidence.

32:00
Session 11: Building Compassionate Capacities to Confront Adversity

31:48
Session 12: Building Compassionate Capacities to Confront Adversity

37:39
Session 13: Building Compassionate Capacities to Confront Adversity

31:39
Session 14: Building Compassionate Capacities to Confront Adversity

40:09
Session 15: Using Compassionate Capacities to Confront Body-Related Adversity

37:41

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What Will You Learn?

Course Content

Developing emotional resilience and capacities to work with our body image Understanding and initial development of the the key capacities required to change our relationships with our bodies.

Session 1: How we Experience our Body Image & Making Positive Change.

Session 2: Understanding Emotions, Self-Esteem and Self-Worth.

Session 3. Understanding Emotions, Self-Esteem and Self-Worth.

Session 4: Understanding Emotions, Self-Esteem and Self-Worth.

Session 5: Identity and How we Choose to Relate to our Bodies.

Session 6: Identity and How we Choose to Relate to our Bodies.

Session 7: Identity and How we Choose to Relate to our Bodies.

Confronting adversity and distressing emotions. Working on emotional resilience and compassionate empowerment in more challenging and adverse situations.

Session 8: Building Compassionate Capacities, Self-Worth & Confidence

Session 9: Building Compassionate Capacities, Self-Worth & Confidence.

Session 10: Building Compassionate Capacities, Self-Worth & Confidence.

Session 11: Building Compassionate Capacities to Confront Adversity

Session 12: Building Compassionate Capacities to Confront Adversity

Session 13: Building Compassionate Capacities to Confront Adversity

Session 14: Building Compassionate Capacities to Confront Adversity

Session 15: Using Compassionate Capacities to Confront Body-Related Adversity

Managing Behaviours Detrimental to our Body Image.

Session 16: Using Compassionate Capacities to Confront Body-Related Adversity

Session 17: Managing Behaviours Detrimental to our Body Image.

Session 18: Managing Behaviours Detrimental to our Body Image

Session 19: Managing Behaviours Detrimental to our Body Image.

Session 20: Managing Behaviours Detrimental to our Body Image.

Competing, Comparing and Checking Behaviours.

Session 21: Managing Competing and Comparing Behaviours.

Session 22: Managing Competing and Comparing Behaviours.

Session 23: Managing Competing and Comparing Behaviours.

Session 24: Managing Checking Behaviours.

Session 25: Managing Checking Behaviours.

Pulling it all together.

Session 26: Using Compassionate Strength to Support Mirror Use.

Session 27: Using Compassionate Strength to Support Mirror Use.

Session 28: Compassionate Strength and our Bodies Image in all Situations.

Session 29: Compassionate Strength and our Bodies Image in all Situations.

Session 30. Learnings to Date and the Journey to Come.

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Developing emotional resilience and capacities to work with our body image
Understanding and initial development of the the key capacities required to change our relationships with our bodies.

Confronting adversity and distressing emotions.
Working on emotional resilience and compassionate empowerment in more challenging and adverse situations.