About | BEYOND Body Image

LIVING FREE OF BODY ANXIETY

is possible

My name is Florence Gillet. I have spent a huge part of my life believing my worth depended on my appearance and how other people perceived me. All my choices, my time and my energy were geared toward perfecting an unattainable “image” of myself, hoping to receive fleeting compliments, while silently struggling with intense negative self-talk and chronic low self-esteem.

I was constantly scared, lonely, self-conscious and consumed with food and body thoughts.

At the age of 35, several personal crises led me to finally seek therapy and this is where my work to build a more positive body image started. After undergoing talk therapy for anxiety, I worked on body acceptance and letting go of disordered eating habits with a specialised coach and a dietitian.

In 2018, I was certified as a Mind Body Eating Coach by the Institute for the Psychology of Eating. The same year, I took a volunteering commitment as the Communications Manager for the Middle East Eating Disorder Association, an NGO dedicated to raising awareness of Eating Disorders in the Middle East. I stayed in that role for 5 years.

I keep investing in training in several fields affecting body image, including mindfulness and meditation or positive parenting techniques. I started the All In Podcast in 2020 with Dr Nicola Sykes, whom I also partner with professionally. In 2021, I was trained to deliver Guided Self-Help for Binge Eating Disorder, a streamlined form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. In 2023, I edited the French version of ‘No Period, Now What?’ By Dr Nicola Sykes, called “Je n’ai plus mes règles”.

MY WORK AS A COACH

The Coaching I provide is derived from a cutting edge approach developed by the Institute for the Psychology of Eating. It effectively addresses eating and body image challenges in a positive and empowering manner, and allows me to fully explore some of the personal dimensions in your life that impact food, weight and health. I practice in a fat positive, body inclusive way and apply the principles of “Health At Every Size”.

I’ve learned to help clients reach their highest goals not by strategies that punish, but through strategies that nourish.

I want you to leave behind superficial body goals. I want you to embrace food freedom and body wisdom. I want you to dig deep into what you are truly empowered to do in the world, in order to become a happier, more nourished version of yourself as an individual and radiate this energy to others around you.

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