Secret #3: Eating Disorders and Self-compassion with Dr. Diana Hill
Many of the secrets we carry are so common and we’re really all sharing the same shame and regret, but the hope is to have more compassion for each other but mostly for ourselves
In this episode, Emma and Chris talk with Dr. Diana Hill about her disordered eating recovery and how she applies the lessons she learned from this challenge to her therapy practice and daily living.
Highlights:
Explicit vs. Implicit reasons for becoming a therapist
Why Diana became a therapist
How our institutions are set up to suppress any human vulnerability
Navigating life openly with our exposed secrets
Taking leaps of faith and trusting the process
An apprenticeship to uncertainty
Why our clients secrets are not repelling to us
The origin of our secrets
What to do with the gift of our secrets
More about Dr. Diana Hill
Diana Hill, PhD is a clinical psychologist, international trainer and sought-out speaker on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and compassion. Host of the podcast Your Life in Process and co-author of ACT Daily Journal, Diana works with organizations, high-achievers, and health professionals who are committed to becoming psychologically flexible so that they can move from striving to thriving at work, home, and around the globe. Diana blogs for Psychology Today, is a guest teacher at InsightLA, Blue Spirit Costa Rica, PESI, Praxis Continuing Education and Insight Timer Meditation. A specialist in Acceptance and Commitment Training, Diana guides high achievers, leaders, and organizations to develop psychological flexibility so that they can take wise action toward more fulfilling and meaningful lives.
Diana practices what she preaches in her daily life as a mom of two, bee guardian, and yoga practitioner.
Resources
The Wild Edge of Sorrow - Francis Weller
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