Body Image & Exercise - Creating a Safe, Non-Judgmental Space for Women to Enjoy their Exercise

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In the episode of me&my health up we discuss the body image cultural obsession and the association with exercise particularly from within the gym and fitness industry. Our guest speaker Anna Hearn has walked in the path of a pre-teen, teen and adult carrying concerns around body image, exercise and dieting. Such concerns lead to anxiety, body hating and ultimately unhappiness until Anna decided enough was enough and it was time to find a solution. Little did she realise at the time this journey to find an answer would lead her to where she is today - founder & owner of Haven Wellness. Anna established Haven Wellness to offer a special place for women who are seeking something new in fitness and yoga culture - a unique body-positive, size-inclusive community offering soulful yoga, fun group fitness classes, dedicated one-on-one personal training, and a range of therapies supporting members in cultivating a peaceful relationship with food and their bodies! And she has built a super cool community of like-minded women that are supportive, kind and non-judgmental. 

Tune in to hear Anna’s story and what she learnt. Anna shares her tips on how to break the body image / dieting / exercise obsession and how to create your own safe space of body acceptance and self love.

About the guest speaker Anna Hearn & Haven Wellness

Yogi, Body-Inclusive Personal Trainer and & 'Body Respect' Cheerleader Founder of Haven - Australia's first HAES-aligned, body-positive, weight-neutral, inclusive fitness, yoga and wellbeing studio for woman offering personal training, small group fitness classes, yoga and stretch classes, non-diet nutrition and dietetics, fat-positive counselling, body-image coaching and beauty therapy.

With a history of disordered eating, an obsessive relationship with exercise and poor body image, Anna had a light-bulb moment when discovering body positivity, HAES and non-diet communities. As she immersed herself for her own healing she also began adopting the approaches professionally.

Haven was born from Anna’s internal conflict working in traditional fitness centres and a drive to offer a space for woman that she could guarantee was diet-culture-free.

At the heart of Haven's approach is body respect and self-compassion. Anna shares this with her community and team from a place of integrity and personal experience, supporting members to establish a peaceful and sustainable relationship with food, body and movement focusing on self-care, not self-control.

Meet Anna and explore Haven over a complimentary Cuppa & Consult (https://www.havenwellness.com.au/newcomercomplimentary)

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