Body Image Inside Out: A Revolutionary Approach to Body Image Healing - Paperback

by Deb Schachter (Author), Whitney Otto (With)

"Liberating and powerful, this is the best, most practical book about body image I have come across."
-Claire Dale, Author of the award-winning book Physical Intelligence

What if your negative body image isn't trying to torture you but is actually trying to talk to you?

Embark on a transformative journey with Body Image Inside Out, where your body image isn't an enemy but a guide towards greater insight and inner alignment. Created by executive coach Whitney Otto and seasoned therapist Deb Schachter, this groundbreaking "inside out" approach invites you to explore - not ignore - your body image messages.

Body Image Inside Out teaches you to become more skillful at listening, interpreting and responding to your body image thoughts, so that you can develop a more constructive and connected relationship with your body. Think of it like couples therapy for you and your body image.

Weaving together Internal Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness and Attachment Theory together, this process teaches you how to:

• Understand and shift your habitual body image thoughts and behaviors.
• Decode what you really want from that "fix my body" plan.
• Use your jealousy as a teacher rather than a tormenter.
• Identify which relationships trigger your negative body image and how to respond differently.
• Prepare for bad body image days so that when they show up, you can resource and connect rather than hate and ignore.

Based on their popular BodySelf Workshop series and highlighting a diverse spectrum of client stories and bodies, each chapter features teaching, journaling prompts and innovative exercises to personalize your journey in finding a kinder, more collaborative relationship with your body image.

Through playfulness and humor, Whitney and Deb expertly guide you to explore a new approach to body image healing, offering everyone in every body the opportunity to translate their unique body image language.

Author Biography

Deb Schachter is recognized as one of Boston's leading clinicians in the areas of body image and eating disorder recovery. She has spent her 30-year career helping people unpack their body's story and all of the wisdom it has to offer. With authenticity, curiosity and compassion, she seeks to emphasize the profound power that connection has in the healing process. Her workshops, individual and group work are all inspired by how unique the growth process is for each of us. Deb also trains other therapists and health professionals on how best to approach body image with their clients and staff. Using a language and approach that is accessible to all, Deb helps all her clients transform their relationship with their bodies with humor and mindfulness.

Whitney Otto is a US world rowing champion and 2000 Olympic alternate who pivoted her skill and passion into helping individuals and teams achieve their goals through leadership development and clinical intervention. She holds a BA from Brown University, an MA in counseling psychology from Lesley University, and a Professional Coaching Certification from The Coaches Training Institute. Her clinical perspectives are informed by over a decade of experience treating eating disorders. Her inspiring and collaborative style was further honed through years of experience serving as a Master coach for physicians, elite athletes, entrepreneurs and C-Suite executives. She is the co-host of UNTRAINED, a podcast that launched in January of 2023 focusing on giving the tools and mindsets needed to help corporate executives "untrain" from toxic mindsets and perspectives that result in professional success at personal expense.