80. How ADHD Can Impact Your Body Image with Dani Bryant
About this episode
Bri and Dani discuss the intersection of ADHD, body image, and body liberation, exploring the challenges and systems of support for neurodivergent individuals.
In this episode of The Body Grievers Club, Bri sits down with therapist, drama therapist, and creative arts therapist Dani Bryant—a fat, neurospicy clinician from upstate New York and one of Bri's dear friends. Together they unpack the messy, beautiful intersection of neurodivergence, ADHD, body image, and body liberation. Bri and Dani talk about what it means to work with your brain instead of against it—how perfectionism, masking, and executive dysfunction show up in everything from laundry to therapy notes. They explore the grief that comes with realizing your brain (and body) may never operate like everyone else's, and how to build systems, compassion, and community around that truth. They also dig into the overlap between body liberation and neurodivergence, from shame and self-blame to the ways capitalism, ableism, and diet culture all demand conformity. Expect laughter, tangents, and a lot of "same, same" moments as they name what's hard, hilarious, and healing about existing in a brain and body that don't fit the mold. If you've ever wondered whether you're "just lazy" or living in a world not built for you, this conversation will remind you: you're not broken. You're…
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