I am so thankful for your teachings. Every time I listen to your teachings, it does a little more healing work in my heart and life. I find myself considering the choices I make regarding my body, and reflecting about caring for myself. Since being exposed to your teachings, it really makes sense to me, how our bodies are our babies, and we must love and nurture them in healthy ways. Thinking like that makes it a pleasure to do what is right for my health instead of a deprivation. I just wanted to say thank you. I would highly recommend your work to anyone who has issue with self esteem in any area of their life. I am looking forward to continuing to learn from you.

Barbara

I am honored to endorse Sarah Maria. I am especially impressed by the skillful manner in which she weaves essential factors of health and well being with a wise series of exercises which allow the listener to both think and practice these ideas. The tone of her voice is at once soothing and reassuring, coaxing the audience towards patience and perseverance. In our modern world with such emphasis on the narrative of the 'perfect body', there is such a need for a counter narrative which encourages health, vitality, and self compassion. I highly recommend her teachings to both women and men.

JoAnn A. DePetro, MA,MFT
Founder/co-director: The Center for Family Solutions Adjunct professor:
JFK University, graduate clinical psychology

Sarah Maria's work with Negative Body Obsession rings more true in me than any other therapy, book, or article I have come across in my 8 years of suffering with disordered eating. Her work hones in on what I've come to see as the exact cause of my disordered eating – the near-constant obsessing about my body. There's a little voice in my head constantly putting myself down, when in fact I'm quite pretty and desirable. But I'm not "perfect" and that's what this culture emphasizes. The fact that Sarah Maria is showing us that we need to break away from this destructive part of our society is deserving of my highest accolades. I wish she could be on every news channel and on the front page of every newspaper! Every day I struggle, but every day I think about something from her website or newsletter to give me the strength to battle my NBO. A million thanks for Sarah Maria!!

Shira, 29

"I'm Terri Levine, founder of The Coaching Institute, Best Selling Author, and my passion is finding great coaches in the world and I have to say Sarah Maria is incredible as a coach. She brings energy, enthusiasm, experience and knowledge. She will help you create the ideal body image that you desire."

Terri Levine, The Guru of Coaching,
www.terrilevine.com

"Whether my weight is up or down or exactly where it should be, there are days when I just don't feel happy with my body. And frankly, I get exhausted from having to even think about it. Sarah Maria has helped me take a vacation from this endless, often self-destructive cycle that we are all guilty of. Her work reminds me that I am not defined by my body... and that it is perfectly okay to make peace with the wonderful inhabitant in my body that is the real me. In fact, once I am not in conflict with my outside... I can feel my inside relax and begin to make the changes I wish to make on a long term basis. How precious a gift -- to have someone give you the tools to love yourself... Thank you, Sarah Maria!"

Sandy Frye, Graphic Designer

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Sarah Maria on the Wellness Roadshow. As we continue to struggle, not only in our own country but globally, around the issue of negative body image, never has there been a better time to bring this often hushed topic into the forefront. Sarah Maria brings an amazingly well rounded, deep and intelligent approach to this discussion. Her work, dedication and passion are to be admired. Her perspective is intimate and I am grateful that she is available to all of us as a well informed, articulate resource. I look forward to working with her in the future.

Catherine Bradford
Host
The Wellness Roadshow
www.contacttalkradio.com

Thank you for yesterday's ezine.
I was so looking forward to reading it yesterday after work!
I read it last night before going to sleep, I love it!

Allison

I am writing you to you because you happen to be the person that the Universe sent one day via Internet at the right time, at the right day, and at the right moment. All of us out there NEED YOU. Keep it up! I hope that my words give you encouragement to give us more of all the good things that life has there for us.

Rosie