Episode 357: Your Body Never Meant You Any Harm with Ann Saffi Biasetti, PhD

Host Erin Kerry sits down with Dr. Ann Saffi Biasetti, a transpersonal psychologist, licensed clinical social worker, and certified yoga therapist, and author of Your Body Never Meant You Any Harm, to explore what it actually means to reconnect with your body after years of disconnection. Together, they discuss the disembodied culture most of us grew up in, why interoception (the ability to sense what's happening inside your own body) is a skill that can be relearned, the difference between hunger and "food noise," what GLP-1 medications might be doing to the body's natural hunger and desire signals, why menopause is a high-risk window for eating disorder resurgence, and how body disconnection often starts as a protective response, not a flaw. You'll also learn why "everyone has their own choice" isn't the whole story when it comes to GLP-1 medications and body autonomy, how saying yes when you mean no shows up physically in the body, and why true nervous system regulation has more to do with finding your voice than staying calm. Whether you've struggled with body image, disordered eating, chronic illness, or simply feel disconnected from your own body after years of pushing through, this conversation offers a compassionate, research-based path back to trusting yourself again. Links Mentioned: * Ann Saffi Biasetti's book: Your Body Never Meant You Any Harm (Shambhala Publications) — Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or request at your local bookstore * Ann's website: An Embodied Life: anembodiedlife.com * Ann's Befriending Your Body program: https://www.befriendingyourbodyprogram.com/ * Erin's mailing list: https://erinbkerry.mykajabi.com/email-list * Erin’s website: erinbkerry.com