Body, Beauty, & Bravery

10/11/2026

Introducing the Learning Circle! The new project from Body, Beauty, and Bravery. This is an online learning platform providing education on eating disorders and more! Learning within a community in the absence of hierarchy where members feel protected and welcomed is just the beginning of change in the treatment of eating disorders.

What are we changing? That eating disorders aren't a niche area of mental health...millions of people have an eating disorder and mental health professionals deserve to be equipped to help.

Eating disorders have always been presented as a rich, white, and young girl disease. The reality is, if you have a human body and live in this world, your nervous system may choose to regulate itself through eating disordered behaviors.

Increasing access and decolonizing our approach to this subject is our first step. Please enjoy the free videos and consider purchasing the ed curriculum OR you can enjoy the class along with membership in the community. With a community membership you get up to 4 individual or group consult sessions a month to help you integrate what you're learning. Need supervision? For NC and GA associate licensed professional counselors or clinical mental health counselors, you can also have up to 4 individual or group sessions per month. All teaching is based on a social justice model, and 30 years of experience in treating eating disorders.

Https://bodybeautybravery.thinkific.com

Expanded access provided for bipoc clinicians!
DM or email [email protected] for details!!

08/28/2026

New group offering here in Asheville! This group is appropriate for folks already doing somatic/body work (or who are interested in trying it), those interested in deepening their understanding of themselves, working on boundaries, wanting to explore relational effectiveness, people who feel stuck, those experiencing chronic pain and other barriers/difficulties to being in their bodies in a way that feels safe. Email [email protected] for more info!

12/15/2025

https://helloalma.com/blog/before-trying-ssp/

What in the world is Safe and Sound Protocol??? I'm leading a group experience starting in January and I'd love for you to be a part of it. It's been thrilling to see clients and colleagues experience increased clarity, courage, and comfort in their lives. If you're a practitioner and want to know more about this modality, this would be a great chance to check it out.

This is a great article describing ssp. Enjoy! Go to www.bodybeautybravery.com to learn more about ssp and groups in 2026. 🎧😘

12/15/2025

https://helloalma.com/blog/before-trying-ssp/

What in the world is Safe and Sound Protocol??? I'm leading a group experience starting in January and I'd love for you to be a part of it. It's been thrilling to see clients and colleagues experience increased clarity, courage, and comfort in their lives. If you're a practitioner and want to know more about this modality, this would be a great chance to check it out.

This is a great article describing ssp. Enjoy! Go to www.bodybeautybravery.com to learn more about ssp and groups in 2026. 🎧😘

I’m grateful for my SSP experience — but there's criticism and risks to be aware of before you try it.

12/08/2025

Here's what to expect in the virtual SSP group coming up in January!

12/08/2025

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sober-january-safe-and-sound-protocol-virtual-group-experience-tickets-1977151199461?aff=oddtdtcreator

Kick back, stay safe, and crush Sober January together in this chill online group hangout!

11/15/2025

Trying out a sober January? Try pairing it with Safe and Sound Protocol. Our nervous system is constantly scanning the environment to assess for safety. Sometimes, when our world goes topsy turvy, our autonomic nervous system can get stuck in various ways and we may have the following symptoms:
•Difficulty with eating, swallowing, and digesting
•Difficulty in falling and staying asleep
•Rapid or shallow breathing, changes in heart rate and blood pressure
•Challenges in connecting with other people, feelings of isolation or loneliness, and anxiety
•Trouble concentrating, mental clarity, or creativity

SSP is a music therapy that helps you access a safe state once again, responding to your needs, others, and the world with more mental clarity and emotional regulation.

This is a virtual group experience designed to aid you in catering to your own needs in your space while you listen. Alison is a certified SSP provider that will guide you in the listening, suggesting ways to interact with and receive the various messages in your body as you listen. Each 75 minute experience will include a brief check in, listening time, creativity, and group connection.

Our group schedule has an introduction session, 5 listening sessions*, and a concluding session. Cost is $500. You will also be given access to the Balance playlist to help reinforce the listening experience.

Schedule: Tuesdays 11am-12:15pm starting January 6- February 17th

*Every system is different! You may need to listen at a slower pace which is ok. While you will have independent time every week to get through the hour of music, and it's intended that we'll get through the 5 hours in 5 weeks, you may need longer and that can be accommodated through additional group or individual sessions for a negotiated rate with Alison. Insurance coverage may be utilized for individual sessions.

Contact [email protected] for more information:)

11/15/2025

Trying out a sober January? Try pairing it with Safe and Sound Protocol. Our nervous system is constantly scanning the environment to assess for safety. Sometimes, when our world goes topsy turvy, our autonomic nervous system can get stuck in various ways and we may have the following symptoms:

• Difficulty with eating, digesting, or swallowing
• Difficulty in falling asleep and staying asleep
• Rapid or shallow breathing, changes in heart rate and blood pressure
• Challenges in connecting with other people, feelings of isolation or loneliness, and anxiety
• Trouble concentrating, mental clarity, or creativity

SSP is a music therapy that helps you access a safe state once again, responding to your needs, others, and the world with more mental clarity and emotional regulation.

This is a virtual small group experience designed to aid you in catering to your own needs in your space while you listen. Alison is a certified SSP provider that will guide you in the listening, suggesting ways to interact with and receive the various messages in your body as you listen. Each 75-minute experience will include a brief check-in, listening time, creativity, and group connection.

Our group schedule has an introduction session, 5 listening sessions*, and a concluding session. Cost is $500. You will also be given access to the Balance playlist to help reinforce the listening experience.

Schedule: Tuesdays 11:00 am- 12:15pm starting January 6 – Feb 17th

*Every system is different! You may need to listen at a slower pace which is ok. While you will have independent time every week to get through the first hour, and it’s intended that we’ll get through the 5 hours in 5 weeks, you may need longer and that can be accommodated through additional group or individual sessions for a negotiated rate with Alison. Insurance coverage may be utilized for individual sessions.

Contact [email protected] for more information :)

10/30/2025

It's time. I'm ready! Body, Beauty, and Bravery is ready to bring on new and seasoned clinicians. Our mission is to increase accessibility to quality mental health care for folks with eating disorders, anxiety, depression, ptsd, addiction, and/or attachment wounds using bottom-up methods. With a partnership you will receive consultation, supervision, and have access to my full curriculum of working with eating disorders.

Questions? Yes! Contact me thru messaging or drop an email at [email protected].

10/08/2025

Hearing deeply expressed concerns from both sides inspired me to share this amazing piece by artist Melissa Allin. Here's what she wrote about her experience:

When I began this mosaic, I was surprised at the swirl of emotion that began to take shape with the glass. Each shard carried a different weight:

Grief.
Loss.
Hope.
Desperation.
Conviction.
Responsibility.
Separation.
Loneliness.
Love.

These were trailed closely by the palpable fear that they could all some day be eclipsed by defeat.

I hand cut each piece after piece of stained glass, with its fragility, imperfection, and need for great care, and I realized that this work was both a plea and a love letter. I also found there a grave realization that, without intervention, it could become a eulogy.

As I spent hour after hour intently sculpting these fragments, so reminiscent of our fractured world, into this scene - an outstretched hand shielding a single imperiled match, holding fast to the last bit of light even as what we hold dear collapses around us - an aching question arose: Are these the final flickers, or will we keep the last light alive?

❤️🤍💙