The Body Image Upgrade
A step-by-step journey to feeling connected to your body and beautiful in your skin
“The biggest shift I’ve experienced from taking this course has been this sense of partnership I’ve formed between myself and my body. My body is a friend that I now check in with regularly, just like I would any of my friends, to see what would make her feel joyful, excited, nourished, and light. Today, I feel so grateful for my body!”
- Leah Vail
If you’re here, then I know you have a complicated relationship with your body.
You’ve been through a LOT with her.
You’ve gone through times of desperately wanting her to change - standing in front of a mirror pinching and prodding at every single imperfection, so frustrated that your body doesn’t look like the bodies you see on Instagram or in magazines.
And then you’ve gone through phases where you’ve tried to “love your body”, because you heard that’s what you “should” try to do. You’ve attempted to accept her as she is, only to end up catching a glimpse of yourself in a reflection and sinking into a pool of self-judgement, right back where you started.
You’re so scared that if you don’t have the “right” body, that you won’t get what you want
out of life:
- The beautiful relationship
- The admiration from other women
- The approval from your family
- The stellar reputation in your career
- The joy, the ease, the happiness.
You think:
If only I was THINNER:
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I’d be able to wear all the pretty clothes and they’d look effortlessly good on my body.
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I’d be able to attract the kind of partner I am actually attracted to. Or, my current partner would find me more attractive.
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People would think I was thriving and so happy. I want them to think these things about me.
But at the same time, you’re so exhausted from trying to constantly fix and change the body you’re in.
You’re tired of seeing pictures of yourself and immediately zooming in on what you don’t like. You’re tired of feeling held back in your life because of your body. You’re tired of always worrying about people judging the way you look.
You know there must be another way.
You’d do anything to feel that vivacious confidence NOW.
To feel sexy NOW.
To feel free of all this noise NOW.
You want to end the fight with your body, but you just don’t know how.
I get it, because I've been in your shoes. I went from being a girl who could barely look at herself in the mirror to a woman who handles her body’s changes with grace, unconditional love, and unwavering confidence.
And this way of feeling in my skin? I didn’t get here by hitting a certain number on a scale, working out like a crazy person to “tone up” or miraculously flattening my stomach.
I got here through a total shift in mindset and learning what it actually looks and feels like to treat my body with the love and respect she has always deserved.
I realized what was true for me all along (and the same is true for YOU!): the only thing standing in between me and the confidence I always wanted to feel was MYSELF. Not those extra pounds.
Here's a bit more about my story.
I bet you can relate:
When I was younger, I was often praised for having a “good body”. To a high schooler, I internalized this as “my body brings me love and attention”.
So when puberty inevitably hit, and my body naturally started to change (hello thighs! hello boobs!), I got really freaked out.
What if my body wasn’t special anymore? What if I lost the admiration and recognition I’ve always received because of my body? What if I’m not loved?
So what’s a girl to do when she wants to get her skinny little body back because she thinks it’s what makes her worthy?
She DIETS. She starts to control food. She runs and runs and runs to burn calories.
She does anything she can to try to FIX her body and manipulate it to the ideal version of where she thinks it should be.
And the worst part of it all was that while I was busy trying to fix my body, I started to lose myself. I started to lose my confidence. I started to lose my sense of fun and my youthful carefree nature.
Instead, I became rigid. Controlling. Serious. And very insecure.
This concoction of events led to a decade long struggle with food and my body.
It led to my weight yo-yoing all over the place and gaining forty pounds. It led to feeling completely disconnected from the neck down and feeling so gross in my own skin, all the time. It led to feeling embarrassed of my body whenever I was with a man, and ashamed of my inability to control my weight. It led to a lack of self-esteem and self-worth, convinced I wouldn’t be found attractive.
It was an all-consuming, defeating place to be in.
Slowly, I started working on my relationship with food - ditching diets and forming an intuitive relationship with food. As I did that, I also started challenging some of the ingrained beliefs I had about myself and my body.
I realized the power of my thoughts and woke up to the idea that the way I saw myself was actually creating the exact reality I did not want. I started playing around with new beliefs about what was possible for me, in the exact body I was in.
I started letting myself have way more fun, wear clothes I wanted to wear, put on bright red lipstick with a little black dress and enjoy being a damn woman, go to happy hour even though I knew I’d be consuming “empty calories” in beer, and believe that I, too, deserved to live a vibrant, passionate, feminine and fun life.
Slowly, my weight stabilized, the yo-yo dieting came to an end, and I stopped believing that my body was ever actually getting in my way.
Today, the relationship I have with my body is founded in deep respect and unconditional love. I no longer try to control her size, because I know that the size she is will always continue to fluctuate, and my self-worth is no longer tied to it. I have an actual close bond with her; I listen to what she needs and I do my best to honor that, daily.
And life feels a heck of a lot easier, more fun, and lighter without the constant fight with my body. It’s opened up my brain to be able to focus on the 1,000 other things that are important in my life.
And you deserve this too. You deserve to have a wild, fulfilling, meaningful and fun life in which you are focused on what MATTERS and not on what’s wrong with your body.
Inside the upgrade, you’ll find:
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More than 20 tools, practices and rituals to help you connect to your body and treat her beautifully every single day
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A roadmap to building a rock solid mindset and belief system that supports you in living your best life now, feeling that freedom and confidence you constantly crave
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A new perspective on the body you’re in, even if you currently really struggle with loving and accepting her
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A greater connection to your intuition and inner guidance to help you make big and small decisions in your life
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Access to so much more confidence and joy that already lives within you. I want to see you living your life with so much more of that, and so much less stress and insecurity
“I would recommend this course to any woman who is experiencing any kind of body image issue or low self-esteem because of body image struggles. I really appreciate that Jamie has also gone through this journey and had her own challenges with food and body image. She is honest, relatable, and she makes the work fun! It is definitely worth signing up and doing the work - your body will thank you!”
- ABBY WITKIN
A Preview Of
The Curriculum
Module One
Let's Get Honest About What Is Real
When Did This All Begin?
Your Body Image Timeline
The Fork In The Road + Your Feelings
What Are You Missing Out On By Not Feeling Connected To Your Body?
It's Time To Live
Your First Practical Tool To Start Connecting To That Body Of Yours
What Do You Like?
Making Peace With Your Least Favorite Parts
Transforming Your Belief System
If My Body Didn't Need To Change...
Burn, Baby, Burn. Finally Let Go.
Module Two
Ask Your Body These Two Questions Every Day
Discovering Intuitive Movement And How To Find Flow With "Working Out"
Practical, Easy, Everyday Rituals For Building A Loving Relationship With Your Physical Body
What To Do When You Have Tough Feelings About Your Body
Exploring Intuitive Movement
Let Your Body Tell You What She Wants To Eat
How To Hear Guidance Around What Types Of Foods Feel Good In Your Body
The Check-In
The Powerful Rewrite
Honor Your Journey And Reflect
2. You receive access to the entire course immediately
As soon as you sign up, you gain access to the entire course in a beautiful learning center. The course is set up to sequentially walk you through lessons that build on one another. Spend a weekend diving into the whole thing, or do one lesson a day - whatever strikes your fancy!
3. Feel extra supported with additional bonuses
You’ll also have access to plenty of Bonus Material: two guest expert interviews with Body Image Coaches Lauren Uhrich and Simi Botic + two past Q&A sessions I’ve done with women just like you.
FAQs
Yup, it is a self paced program. Purchase it anytime and work through it in your own way, in your own time.
Yes! Women from all over the world have gone through the course.
Yes, as soon as you sign up, you’ll have access to a beautiful learning center that houses all of your lessons + bonus materials.
$249
Yes! In the Bonus Section you'll find two podcast style interviews with Body Image Experts who I have admired for years.
Simi Botic and Lu Uhrich share how they healed their own Body Image struggles, what they see as the main pain points that come up in their own coaching practices, and offer tons of insight and advice that will provide you with even more support.
This program is for you if:
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You know there is way more potential for the relationship between you and your body
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You want to be able to say “I respect and honor my body and treat her beautifully.”
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You want to feel sexier, more vibrant, and more confident in your skin no matter what phase your body is in or what your weight is currently at
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You want to be able to tune into your body to access your intuition, understand your emotions, and lean into your inner guidance
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You want to stop body checking in glass reflections, constantly adjusting your clothes to cover up your soft spots, and being afraid to be seen in a bathing suit
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You want to feel like you and your body are on the same team and incredibly connected, tackling the ups and downs of life together, every day
“Since doing the course, I feel much more comfortable in and with my body.”
My relationship with my body has always been difficult and I have never been satisfied with my body as is. I let this rule so much of my life and it was utterly soul-crushing. I signed up for the Body Image Upgrade because I knew it was time to really focus on how I felt about my body and to improve the relationship I had with her.
Since doing the course, I feel much more comfortable in and with my body as it is now. The changes I’ve seen in myself have been really positive -- it’s a great feeling and certainly a lot less stressful! The course is simple to do, it has a ton of impact, and I love that it can be done at your own pace, over and over again.
-BETH VALKENBERG
“Don’t assume that if you’ve done body image work before you already know the questions and answers -this course takes that work deeper.”
Before the course, I felt like my body was letting me down; I was angry at my body, I blamed it for holding me back, and I didn’t take my own pain and physical limitations seriously. Now, I feel like my body and I are on the same team. I am much more accepting of the reality of my limitations, but I’m also so much more aware of what my body CAN do. My eating, movement and rest patterns have all improved as I am listening to my body more and working with her rather than resisting her.
Honestly, any woman alive in this society has body shit they need to work on! I would absolutely recommend Jamie's program!
-KARA LOEWENTHEIL
“Every woman needs to do this program!”
Before doing this program, my relationship with my body was a constant battle. A daily fight for change that didn’t need to take place.
Since going through the course, I now have patience, connection, understanding and acceptance of the body that is mine for LIFE.
I loved the applicable examples Jamie included in the lessons. She's always been vulnerable and open with us, and vulnerability breeds vulnerability. So when I saw or read about how she dealt with similar struggles that I face, it helped me practice being brave enough to deal with those things in a healthy way.
This work sets the stage for wide spread personal growth in allowing ourselves to be who we are and learning to be in tune with our needs and desires more clearly.
I would recommend it to every girl I know. Period!
-KAT NESBITT