Art Journaling for Your Unique Body Story
A creative journey through the story only your body can tell.
Six weekly sessions in a small group setting, live on Google Meet — using creativity to explore your relationship with your body, food, and the messages that shaped both.
A creative space to explore the story only you can tell.
Most of us are born feeling at home in our bodies. Somewhere along the way, that changes — shaped by the messages we absorb from family, media, diet culture, and a world full of opinions about what bodies should look like.
Over time, we can lose touch with our own story — feeling unfamiliar in our own skin, disconnected from our hunger and fullness cues, or unsure who we even are outside of what our body looks like.
Art Journaling for Your Unique Body Story is a 6-week virtual small group experience that uses creativity as a gentle tool for coming home to yourself. Through six weeks of guided creative prompts, you'll get curious about the messages you've carried, notice where you are right now, and start writing a new chapter — one where you feel more at home in your body, whatever that looks like for you.
6 Sessions | Weekly | 75 Minutes | Live on Google Meet | Join the Waitlist
How art helps you reconnect with your body.
How It challenges perfectionism. Art journaling focuses on process, not outcome. There is no "good" or "bad" page. That same flexibility can begin to soften the all-or-nothing thinking that so often shows up around food and bodies.
It creates space for self-compassion. Many people find that making art — messy, imperfect, expressive art — opens a door to self-awareness and kindness that other approaches haven't been able to reach.
It works as a metaphor. Just as you don't have to get art "right" the first time, eating doesn't have to be perfect to be nourishing. Art can support variety, coping, and resilience — especially for people who feel stuck in diet culture.
Creativity offers a different way of relating to yourself and your body.
Six Chapters of Your Body Story
Six sessions. Six invitations to look a little closer at the story you've been living — from the messages you inherited to the story you're ready to write; uncovering the messages that have kept you feeling stuck, and getting clear on the story you actually want to tell. Each opens with a short grounding, followed by art journaling prompts and optional group sharing. Click any session to explore.
Each session is facilitated by Alexis, a registered dietitian and Certified Body Trust® provider whose approach is rooted in weight-inclusive, trauma-informed care. Keep scrolling to learn more about Alexis.
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Every body story has a beginning. In this first session, we gently explore the earliest messages you received about your body — where they came from, who handed them to you, and how they took root. This is a session about witnessing, not fixing.
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The world had opinions about your body long before you did. In this session, we begin to name those inherited voices — where they came from, what they cost you, and how they shaped the story you've been living inside.
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Your body has been with you through everything — the hard years, the loud voices, the moments you'd rather forget. In this session, we turn toward it with curiosity and care, acknowledging what it has survived, held, and endured. Not to critique or correct it, but simply to bear witness.
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What does it mean to truly nourish yourself — in food, in movement, in rest? In this session, we explore what pleasure, satisfaction, and genuine care feel like in your body, untangled from the rules, restrictions, and "shoulds" you've been handed.
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Not where you think you should be — where you actually are. In this session, we pause to take stock of your relationship with your body as it exists right now, noticing what has shifted, what still feels hard, and what you're beginning to trust.
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This is where the work you've done begins to take shape as something new. In this final session, we look at what you're ready to release, what you want to carry forward, and what it might feel like to move through the world in your body — with more curiosity, more compassion, and a story that finally belongs to you.
About Alexis.
Hi, I'm Alexis — a Registered Dietitian and Certified Body Trust® provider. Art journaling has been a safe, creative space for me to explore my own body story, and it's played a real role in my own journey. I've seen firsthand how it helps people uncover the beliefs and blocks that keep them stuck in their relationship with food and their body — which is why I created this program to bring that same process to you.
What to Bring
This is not art therapy. You do not need to consider yourself an artist. There is no right way to make a mark on a page, just as there is no right way to inhabit a body. Curiosity and a willingness to show up for yourself are the only requirements.
No artistic experience or special supplies needed — just something to make marks with and something to make them on. A few ideas to get you started:
A journal, sketchbook, or loose paper
Pens, pencils, markers, or gel pens
Watercolor or acrylic paint and a brush
Colored pencils, oil pastels, or pastels
Stamps and ink
Magazines or printed images or text for collage
Scissors and a glue stick
Washi tape, stickers, or anything decorative
Whatever you have on hand is enough. There is no right way to show up to the page.
Investment
6 live virtual sessions on Google Meet (75 minutes each)
Small group setting, capped at 8 participants
A brief grounding practice to ease into each session
Session prompts shared in advance
Optional group sharing each session
Investment: $480 (or two payments of $240)
Please note: sessions are not recorded. This is an intentionally live, present experience.
Frequently Asked Questions
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A creative practice that combines writing, drawing, collage, and color to explore thoughts and feelings. No technique or artistic ability required — just a willingness to make marks on a page. Most participants aren't artists. The prompts are designed for anyone willing to show up, however that looks.
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No. This is a creative and community experience, not a clinical or therapeutic service. No clinical relationship is established through participation in this program. If you're looking for individualized clinical support around food and body image, 1:1 sessions at Mindfully Guided may be a better fit — and art journaling can absolutely be incorporated into that work too.
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If you're curious about your body story and open to exploring it through a creative lens, you're ready. You don't need to be in a particular place in your journey — this program is designed for a wide range of people, from those just beginning to question diet culture to those further along who want a creative space to continue the work. And if you're not sure, the inquiry form is just that — an inquiry. Fill it out, and we'll figure it out together.
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This program may not be the right fit if you're in the midst of active eating disorder treatment or in a place where exploring your body story in a group setting feels destabilizing. That's not a reflection of where you are in your journey — it's just an honest acknowledgment that this kind of exploratory, creative work lands differently depending on where you are.
If you're currently working with a treatment team, I'd encourage you to loop them in before joining. And if you're working with me individually, art journaling can absolutely be woven into our 1:1 sessions as part of that clinical work — often that's a more supportive container for this kind of exploration.
Not sure where you fall? Fill out the inquiry form or book a connection call and we'll figure it out together. There's no wrong answer.
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It's not uncommon for this kind of exploratory work to bring up unexpected emotions. If something feels too big to hold during a session, you're always welcome to step back, turn your camera off, or simply sit quietly. I'm not a therapist, and this program isn't a substitute for mental health support — if something comes up that feels significant, I'd encourage you to reach out to a trusted therapist or counselor between sessions. Your wellbeing always comes first.
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This program can be a meaningful part of that journey — but it isn't a clinical intervention, and it isn't designed to replace individualized nutrition support or mental health treatment. What it can offer is a creative, reflective space to begin noticing the stories you've been carrying about your body and food. For many people that's a powerful starting point. For others it works best alongside clinical support. If you're unsure which applies to you, the inquiry form is a good place to start that conversation.
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Each session opens with a short grounding practice, followed by a brief framing of the week's theme. From there you'll have time to create — working through the prompts at your own pace — and the session closes with optional group sharing. You're never required to show your work or speak. You can show your page, describe what came up without showing it, share a word or feeling, or simply listen. You decide what feels right each week — and that can change from session to session. If you need to step away, turn your camera off, or take a few minutes during a session, please do. This space is designed to support you.
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Not at all. Each session offers a few prompts and you're welcome to work with whichever one calls to you — or none of them, if you need to simply sit and be present that week. If nothing on the page fits where you are, follow your own instinct. Sometimes the most important thing that happens in a session isn't on the prompt sheet at all. You're always in the driver's seat.
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There's no homework or requirement between sessions. You'll receive your prompts by email on Monday so you can sit with them before Tuesday — but whether you create in advance, come with fresh eyes, or simply let the prompts percolate is entirely up to you.
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Sessions aren't recorded — the live, present experience is part of what makes this work. If you miss a session, I'll send you the prompts so you can explore them in your own time.
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A phone, tablet, or computer with a camera and microphone — and a quiet space where you feel comfortable creating. Sessions are held live on Google Meet. You don't need a Google account to join, just a link which I'll send before each session.
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This program is a creative group experience — it's not 1:1 nutrition support. If you're looking for individualized care around food and body image, 1:1 sessions at Mindfully Guided may be a better fit.
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Absolutely possible. Note your interest in the contact form or bring it up in your connection call — I'd love to incorporate it into our work together.
Still have questions or not sure this is right for you? I'd love to connect. Click the button below to complete a brief inquiry form. I’ll be in touch within 48 hours.
Ready to begin?
Your story is waiting to be witnessed.
Art Journaling for Your Unique Body Story is a 6-session, live virtual group experience — no art skills required, just curiosity and a willingness to show up.
Spaces are limited. Join the waitlist to be the first to know when the next cohort opens.
Click the button below to complete a brief inquiry form. I’ll be in touch within 48 hours.
Open to participants across the United States. This is a creative and community experience, not a therapy group or clinical program. No clinical relationship is established through participation.