Hi! I'm Caitlin (she/her). I'm so glad you're here.
I'm a small-fat neurodivergent white able-bodied woman. I believe you're worthy just as you are. I approach everything that I do from a place of "we are all worthy" and "all bodies are good bodies." I thrive when I'm able to help folks find care and wellbeing practices that meet them where they're at, bring them joy and don't uplift capitalism and oppression. I like to sing and dance and have taken improv classes. I'm introverted and prefer alone time and small groups. I'm a fire cracker (the Scorpio in me) but also intensely calm. I believe "fuck" is the most powerful word. I don't like small talk. I love a 3pm nap. I go doughnut hunting most weekends. I believe in a world (and am working towards creating a world) where all people are supported and have their needs met. I'm here to live life on my own terms and create space for others to do the same.
Why is this work so important and how do we do it? As women we're taught to give and give to everyone else but ourselves. We're taught to distrust our bodies and our intuition. This keeps us feeding the never ending cycles of burnout, productivity and capitalism. It means we're exhausted and completely out of touch with our desires and wishes for life. It means we're potentially grossly underpaid and undervalued and it means we're living lives not truly meant for us. When we throw out the many "shoulds" and burdens from society, we begin to nurture bodily autonomy, power and confidence that allows us to connect with ourselves, others and our communities in meaningful ways. We do this work together, bit by bit, using gentle movement and mindfulness tools to allow you to slow down, connect back with your body and access its innate wisdom.
Certifications/Credentials: I'm a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 200) and have completed Accessible Yoga Training and the Charlotte Center for Mindfulness 8 week MBSR course (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction). I'm always seeking to learn based on experiences, books, courses and conversations led by many different people. I'm committed to continuing to learn, mess up and learn some more.
My story: On a personal level, my experience of this embodiment came from first ditching diet culture. It has been one of privilege and I have been lucky to learn about this system in the ways that I have as a small-fat and able bodied white person. It started when I was 8 years old - right around the time when we start to make sense of body image. According to my doctor I was overweight and needed to lose weight. The "not good enough" mindset and people pleasing began, would last for many years and would permeate every single part of my life. After years of disordered eating habits and doing every diet in the book I learned about Intuitive Eating. Through Intuitive Eating I learned about the false myth of weight always being connected to health. I learned how out of touch I was with my own body, choices and life. I learned that I no longer wanted to work behind a desk or live in a big city. I learned that my body was already equipped to nourish itself without a diet (considering I didn't have any prior health conditions). I discovered the racist roots of diet culture and learned about fatphobia as an oppressive system. I started to question everything around my social life, relationships and being a woman in this world. I started to question monogamous hetero relationships and having children. I began to connect with my body - something I had learned to be ashamed of and to ignore. I started to undo all of the false notions of what it meant to be a woman in this world. This work is a lifelong journey and we need community, compassion and connection to move through it.
I'm a small-fat neurodivergent white able-bodied woman. I believe you're worthy just as you are. I approach everything that I do from a place of "we are all worthy" and "all bodies are good bodies." I thrive when I'm able to help folks find care and wellbeing practices that meet them where they're at, bring them joy and don't uplift capitalism and oppression. I like to sing and dance and have taken improv classes. I'm introverted and prefer alone time and small groups. I'm a fire cracker (the Scorpio in me) but also intensely calm. I believe "fuck" is the most powerful word. I don't like small talk. I love a 3pm nap. I go doughnut hunting most weekends. I believe in a world (and am working towards creating a world) where all people are supported and have their needs met. I'm here to live life on my own terms and create space for others to do the same.
Why is this work so important and how do we do it? As women we're taught to give and give to everyone else but ourselves. We're taught to distrust our bodies and our intuition. This keeps us feeding the never ending cycles of burnout, productivity and capitalism. It means we're exhausted and completely out of touch with our desires and wishes for life. It means we're potentially grossly underpaid and undervalued and it means we're living lives not truly meant for us. When we throw out the many "shoulds" and burdens from society, we begin to nurture bodily autonomy, power and confidence that allows us to connect with ourselves, others and our communities in meaningful ways. We do this work together, bit by bit, using gentle movement and mindfulness tools to allow you to slow down, connect back with your body and access its innate wisdom.
Certifications/Credentials: I'm a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 200) and have completed Accessible Yoga Training and the Charlotte Center for Mindfulness 8 week MBSR course (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction). I'm always seeking to learn based on experiences, books, courses and conversations led by many different people. I'm committed to continuing to learn, mess up and learn some more.
My story: On a personal level, my experience of this embodiment came from first ditching diet culture. It has been one of privilege and I have been lucky to learn about this system in the ways that I have as a small-fat and able bodied white person. It started when I was 8 years old - right around the time when we start to make sense of body image. According to my doctor I was overweight and needed to lose weight. The "not good enough" mindset and people pleasing began, would last for many years and would permeate every single part of my life. After years of disordered eating habits and doing every diet in the book I learned about Intuitive Eating. Through Intuitive Eating I learned about the false myth of weight always being connected to health. I learned how out of touch I was with my own body, choices and life. I learned that I no longer wanted to work behind a desk or live in a big city. I learned that my body was already equipped to nourish itself without a diet (considering I didn't have any prior health conditions). I discovered the racist roots of diet culture and learned about fatphobia as an oppressive system. I started to question everything around my social life, relationships and being a woman in this world. I started to question monogamous hetero relationships and having children. I began to connect with my body - something I had learned to be ashamed of and to ignore. I started to undo all of the false notions of what it meant to be a woman in this world. This work is a lifelong journey and we need community, compassion and connection to move through it.
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