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101. The Importance of True Friendship and How Your Circle Can Impact Your Body Image with Blake Blankenbecler
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By Dylan Murphy, RD, LDN and Dylan Murphy. Discovered by Player FM and our community — copyright is owned by the publisher, not Player FM, and audio is streamed directly from their servers. Hit the Subscribe button to track updates in Player FM, or paste the feed URL into other podcast apps.
In today’s episode, I am joined by Blake Blankenbecler, a psychodynamic therapist, who specializes in anxiety, trauma, and eating disorders. She works with people to navigate adult friendships and how to show up as a better and more authentic friend.
During our conversation, Blake shares why social structures and the education system impact the way we make friends as adults, why in a post-covid world we tend to be more hyper-aware and awkward, the idea of the “liking gap,” and how to create a safe space to eat what you want.
In this episode, we cover:
- Blake shares her journey into private practice and a focus on friendships [3:48]
- What makes it hard to make friends as adults? [6:47]
- The “Liking Gap”: the connection between social anxiety, self-esteem, and COVID [10:03]
- How eating in social settings impacts our food choices and self-image [15:37]
- Practical ways to reframe your mindset and the way you view your body [20:42]
- Allowing people to see the deeper layers of yourself and your friends [25:31]
- Creating safe spaces for yourself to eat in social spaces [30:48]
- What Blake has planned for the future [34:47]
Connect with Blake:
Website: blakeblankenbecler.com
Tiktok: @blakeblankenbecler.lpc
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