Dr. Ann Saffi Biasetti, is a Somatic Psychotherapist, Eating Disorder Specialist, and Yoga Therapist. She is the author of Befriending Your Body: A Self-Compassionate Approach to Freeing Yourself from Disordered Eating (Shambhala Publications, 2018). She is the creator of The Befriending Your Body (BFYB) Program- A Somatic Self-Compassion Program for Making Peace With Your Body, Food and Self. Doctor Saffi Biasetti earned her doctorate through the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in 2015 and now returns to share her wisdom with our listeners.

In this podcast episode, host Dr. Patty Hlava invites Dr. Saffi Biasetti to share her personal story of how she came to appreciate the important role of self-compassion to mental health and the value of making it an embodied experience. She shares how an embodied approach can be integrated into a therapeutic setting. She looks to the future with suggestions and resources for creating an embodied life.