Fat Liberation Therapy: Reclaim Your Joy, Respect Your Body
“The best way to win the war against your body is to stop fighting.”
~ Lindo Bacon, Nutritionist, Researcher & Author
~ Lindo Bacon, Nutritionist, Researcher & Author
For too long, the world has told you that your body is a problem to be solved. Diet culture, medical bias, and societal pressure have created a narrative of shame, leaving you feeling exhausted, unheard, and at war with yourself. But what if the problem was never your body?
Welcome to Fat Liberation Therapy at Resilient Mind Counseling. This is a radical and compassionate space dedicated to helping you dismantle the harm of anti-fat bias and come home to your body with respect, peace, and joy. This isn’t about changing who you are; it’s about liberating yourself from the systems that have tried to make you small.
Fat Liberation Therapy is a transformative approach to mental health that is weight-inclusive, anti-diet, and rooted in social justice. It acknowledges a fundamental truth: weight stigma is the problem, not your body. Unlike traditional therapy that may focus on weight loss as a goal, this practice focuses on your true well-being by challenging the harmful, anti-fat bias beliefs that cause deep emotional and psychological distress.
Our approach to Fat Liberation Therapy is guided by these core principles:
Unconditional Body Respect: All bodies have inherent worth and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. We create a safe and affirming space where your body is never judged, but is instead seen as your home.
Challenging Internalized Anti-Fat Bias: Together, we will gently unpack the critical, judgmental voice that diet culture has instilled within you. We’ll work to replace it with a voice of compassion, neutrality, and even celebration.
Health at Every Size® (HAES®) Aligned: We reject the myth that weight is a reliable indicator of health. Our focus is on supporting you with weight-neutral, holistic wellness practices that feel good for your unique body, such as joyful movement and intuitive eating.
An Intersectional Lens: We understand that anti-fat bias does not exist in a vacuum. It intersects with other forms of oppression, including racism, ableism, and sexism. We are committed to holding space for all aspects of your identity.
Imagine a therapy room where you don’t have to defend your body. Imagine a space free from discussions of calories, scales, or BMI. At Resilient Mind Counseling, our Fat Liberation Therapy offers you that sanctuary.
We are here to help you:
Heal Your Relationship with Food and Your Body: Move away from restrictive cycles and rediscover a peaceful, intuitive connection to food and movement.
Process and Heal from Weight Stigma: Address the trauma and pain caused by medical anti-fat bias, microaggressions, and a lifetime of harmful messages.
Build Unshakable Self-Worth: Untangle your value as a person from the size of your body and cultivate deep, lasting self-esteem.
Find Joy and Community: Reconnect with the pleasure of living in your body and find solidarity and strength in a movement that celebrates you exactly as you are.
You deserve to live a life free from the tyranny of diet culture and anti-fat bias. If you are ready to stop fighting your body and start living a life of peace, joy, and authentic well-being, we are here to walk that path with you.
Contact us today for a free consultation and begin your journey with Fat Liberation Therapy.
At Resilient Mind Counseling, we believe in providing inclusive counseling services. This is why we also provide supportive therapy for those who identify as Neurodivergent and LGBTQ. Our online therapists in North Carolina also provide anxiety treatment, depression treatment, and PTSD treatment. As well as mood disorder treatment, marriage counseling, and couples therapy.
For accessibility, we provide these services through online therapy in North Carolina. Additionally, we have a provider who prescribes psychiatric medication in Asheville, NC.