#84 - Body Image Flexibility: Insights from Self-compassion and Positive Body Image Research with Jennifer Webb, PhD

Body Kindness

Dr. Jennifer Webb studies body image in women as part of her research at UNC Charlotte. Webb’s lab is currently investigating body image in pregnant and postpartum women with my book Body Kindness. Get insights from Dr. Webb’s current and recent work on Self-compassion and Body Image Healing in this episode.

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About the Lab The Integrative Positive Psychology Research Lab in Mindfulness, Body Acceptance, Culture & Health (MIND-BATCH) at UNC Charlotte studies socio-cultural risk and protective factors (e.g., positive body image, ethnic identity, marginalization stress, weight stigma) that may contribute to and/or mitigate ethnic minority and gender disparities in cardiometabolic health in women with a particular emphasis on the developmental transitions of college, pregnancy, and the postpartum period. The lab also has a strong interest in researching the application of integrative mind-body approaches (including the practices of yoga, mindful and intuitive eating, and self-compassion) and Health at Every Size® principles towards optimizing a more holistic experience of health and well-being in culturally-diverse groups.

About Dr Webb Jennifer Webb, PhD is an Associate Professor, a clinical health psychologist, and the Director of the MIND-BATCH lab at UNC Charlotte. She received her bachelor’s degree in Cognitive Neuroscience from Harvard University, Master’s in Psychology from the University of Southern California, and PhD in Psychology also from the University of Southern California. She regularly teaches coursework in positive psychology, clinical psychology, health psychology, and sport and exercise psychology at the undergraduate level. The focus of her doctoral-level instruction centers on introducing graduate students in the Health Psychology Ph.D. program’s clinical track to explore and consider the personal and professional benefits of evidence-based third-wave behavior therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Compassion-focused Therapy.

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