I Am Not a Body: Discovering Your Worth Beyond Appearance

So many people live imprisoned by the mirror. They look at their bodies as if they were a verdict, a measure of value, or a reason to be accepted or rejected. Yet your worth does not live in your appearance. It lives in the part of you that thinks, feels, loves, hopes and suffers. It lives in the inner self, invisible but powerful.
This webinar explores why we become so attached to how we look and why our relationship with the body can become a source of shame, fear and pressure. Through the lens of Schema Therapy, we uncover the deep patterns that distort self-worth, including defectiveness, emotional deprivation, unrelenting standards and subjugation. These schemas make us believe that perfection is safety and that only a flawless body deserves love.
You will learn how early emotional experiences shaped the way you see yourself today, how criticism from others becomes self-criticism, and how the mirror becomes a place of judgment rather than connection. With practical exercises, emotional grounding and gentle mirror-based reflections, we explore how to reconnect with your true identity, not the visible one, but the inner one.
This webinar offers a path to rediscover your inherent worth, reduce the mirror's power, and cultivate a self-image built on compassion rather than judgment.

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# Programme

### 1. Understanding the trap of appearance

• Why do we confuse appearance with identity
• How society, family and early feedback shape the way we see our body
• The emotional cost of living under the gaze of others
• How the mirror becomes a judge instead of a reflection

### 2. Schema Therapy and self-worth

• The Defectiveness and Shame schema and the feeling of not being enough
• Emotional Deprivation and the search for validation through appearance
• Unrelenting Standards and the pressure to be perfect
• Subjugation and living for other people’s approval

### 3. How these schemas distort body image

• Why do you criticise your body even when others do not
• How vulnerability turns into comparison and self-attack
• The role of avoidance, surrender and overcompensation
• Why the emotional brain takes control when you look in the mirror

### 4. Reconnecting with the inner self

• Identifying the vulnerable self behind the criticism
• Imagery practices to meet the part of you that feels unworthy
• Mirror-based exercises inspired by Mindful Interbeing Mirror Therapy
• How to speak to yourself with compassion instead of judgment

### 5. Healing the relationship with your body

• How to build body neutrality instead of obsession
• Creating a safe inner place where you can rest
• Reclaiming agency and reducing the fear of others’ opinions
• Transforming your relationship with the mirror

### 6. Living from deeper worth

• How to anchor identity in values instead of appearance
• Rebuilding confidence from the inside out
• Learning to be seen without fear
• Integrating self-worth into daily routines

### 7. Final guided practice and Q and A

• A short experiential exercise to consolidate the work
• Unrecorded Zoom space for sharing and questions