Description

Dr. Eva Pila is an Assistant Professor at Western University in the School of Kinesiology who directs the research team at the Body Image & Health (BIH) Lab. Their research focuses on understanding body image and body (in)equity as it relates to movement, mental health and well-being. A main goal of this research is to develop psychological interventions, currently centered on self-compassion, to promote the health and well-being of individuals in marginalized bodies.

Dr Pila's research interests include:

• Body image and mental health
• Emotions and motivation related to physical activity
• Self-compassion and compassion-focused interventions
• Conditions that disproportionately impact women’s health (e.g., weight stigma, eating disorders, breast cancer)

In this episode we discussed:

• An introduction to Dr.Pila's work and her role at the Body Image Health & Research lab
• Body image & mental health
• Role of self compassion in body image, common blocks & intervention strategies
• How vigilant self-monitoring may perpetuate experiences of disembodiment 
• What are body-related emotions?

Learn more about Dr. Pila here: https://www.uwo.ca/fhs/kin/about/faculty/pila_e.html

Keep up to date with the BIH lab: https://bihlab.com/

https://twitter.com/bihresearch 

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