Vania Phitidis

I’m Vania, and I’m on a mission to help people free themselves from the clutches of the insidious cultural mindset that they must be thin in order to be valued, powerful, in a relationship, successful or loved. I’m on a mission to help people make peace with their bodies, with themselves, and with food. I’m on a mission to dispel the myth that to be healthy one must be thin, or of ‘normal’ weight and that beauty and thinness are important or relevant. I want to help create a world where the conversation about beauty has faded into the background. I want to live in a world where women (and men) can own their power and make their contribution to the world, without feeling guilty for taking up space! I stand for a world in which honour, respect, love, equality, kindness and cooperation are highly valued, rather than prettiness, beauty, thinness, ‘hot bodies’ or ‘being ripped.’ I’m a registered Intuitive Eating Counsellor, certified MB-EAT (Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training) teacher and a qualified Self Esteem teacher with the More to Life Programme. I’m a member of ASDAH (Association for Size Diversity And Health) and have a Health At Every Size (HAES), weight inclusive and weight neutral approach to my work. I offer 1:1 mentoring, I'm an avid blogger and writer, and I also run an active closed Facebook Group

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