Living in This Body: Group Therapy for Adults Navigating Life in a Larger Body

An 8-Week Online Process Group for Adults in Kansas Navigating Life in a Larger Body

Feel Like No One Understands What It’s Like to Live in Your Body?

If you live in a larger body, chances are you’ve spent a lifetime navigating judgment, assumptions, and invisibility. Maybe you've been dismissed by doctors, felt out of place in relationships, or struggled with shame tied to food and appearance — and maybe, no one has ever asked how that actually feels.

Living in This Body is an 8-week online group therapy experience created for adults in larger bodies across Kansas. It’s a space to stop shrinking, stop hiding, and start being seen — by others who truly get it.

🌱 What We’ll Explore Together

Each week, we’ll meet virtually to have honest, validating conversations about what it means to live in a larger body. This group is not about weight loss goals — it’s about healing, processing, and taking up space without apology.

Topics we’ll explore include:

• The grief of feeling unseen or excluded because of your body

• The emotional toll of diet culture, food shame, and binge/restrict cycles

• Medical fatphobia and the fear of not being taken seriously

• Body image and how it shapes dating, intimacy, and trust

• The impact of size bias at work, in friendships, and in identity

• Anger, sadness, and reclaiming your right to exist fully

💬 Who This Group Is For

This therapy group is designed for adults who identify with living in a larger body and want to talk openly about how that experience has shaped them emotionally and relationally. You don’t need a diagnosis, a BMI, or a certain size to “qualify.”

This group may be a good fit if you:

• Are tired of emotionally shrinking to make others comfortable

• Crave a safe space where your body is not pathologized

• Want to unpack how weight stigma has impacted your confidence and self-worth

• Long to be part of a supportive, non-judgmental community

🧠 Why This Group Matters

Many adults in larger bodies feel isolated — even in therapy spaces. But your experiences deserve attention, care, and community.

This group isn’t about fixing your body — it’s about honoring your story, reconnecting to yourself with compassion, and discovering you’re not alone in what you carry.

📅 Group Details

• Duration: 8 weeks

• Location: Online therapy group (available to adults anywhere in Kansas)

• Cities served: Overland Park, Lenexa, Wichita, Topeka, Lawrence, Lansing, Leavenworth, Manhattan, Salina and all across Kansas

• Platform: Secure HIPAA-compliant video (no special tech required)

• Day/Time: Weekly on Thursdays for 90 minutes: August 7th - September 25th @ 6:00-7:30PM

• Cost: $60

• Facilitator: Katie Smith, Licensed Therapist in Kansas, specializing in trauma and EMDR therapy

📞 Ready to Join or Learn More?

Spots are limited to keep the group small, safe, and connected. If you’re curious or wondering whether it’s the right fit, let’s talk.

👉 [Book your free 15-minute consultation]
👉 Or email me directly at katie@buildandbloomtherapy.com or text/call me at 9132971704.