Body Peace and Liberation is a page committed to promoting self-acceptance, intuitive eating and Health At Every Size® in order to create a safe space that promotes health and social justice for all. Our mission advocates for size equality and body respect, and promotes Health At Every Size® as a compassionate alternative to the current weight-based paradigm to treating clients and patients of all sizes. We promise to raise awareness about self-acceptance, intuitive eating and the Health At Every Size® movement in order to create an anti-diet space that promotes inclusivity, diversity, health and social justice for all. Body Peace and Liberation was founded by Kathleen Bishop, LCSW, a therapist in San Jose, California, specializing in eating and substance use disorders. Kathleen is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, a Relapse Prevention Specialist (Gorski) and has significant experience treating Substance Use Disorders (alcohol and drugs), depression, anxiety and phase of life issues (e.g., mid-life transitions and retirement). She uses Health At Every Size® principles to guide her practice when working with clients with eating disorders and body image problems. Kathleen is passionate about helping individuals to reject diet culture and reconnect with the innate health and wisdom that resides within them.This page is co-administrated by Karina Pinzón, psychology and communications student living in Houston, Texas. She is an eating disorder survivor who possesses a passion for promoting mental health awareness, self-acceptance, size equality and respect for all persons, regardless of size, gender, age, race or ability. On her Body Compassion blog (www.mybodycompassion.com), she utilizes her love of writing to empower men and women to foster compassionate relationships with food, their bodies and their minds.
