24. The Truth about Body Dysmorphia and Choosing to be Strong and Healthy Holistically with Tigrilla Gardenia

Do you have body dysmorphia or a disordered relationship with food? You're not alone. In this episode of Self Love Ignited, Tigrilla Gardenia opens up about her early start to dieting, growing up as a teenager in a bigger body, and discovering she has body dysmorphia. She also dives into how changing her mindset and actively choosing to be healthy and strong every day has been a huge game changer! Tigrilla is such a fascinating women. She earned a degree in music and electrical engineering, entering the high-tech corporate world via RealNetworks and Microsoft in the early days of the internet. The desire to escape the confines of the corporate world proved too strong, and Tigrilla soon began following her own spiritual path. She co-owned a circus, produced intentional dance events, taught Kabbalah, and even toured with Cirque du Soleil. Today, she works as a Nature-Inspired Leadership Mentor and studies Plant Intelligence and the Effects of Plant Music on Human Health. Tigrilla has the honor of being a Damanhur citizen in Italy — one of the largest spiritual eco-communities in the world. Her roots are firmly planted in the arts, communication, and the avant-garde. Tigrilla uses her expertise to empower mission-driven leaders to achieve personal and professional success by integrating nature-inspired innovation in order to bring meaning to Life and make an impact with work. She is an influential speaker and mentor, running courses and workshops on reconnection with the plant kingdom. Always eager to learn, she studied with some of the greatest minds in bio-inspired sciences, gaining a masters degree in Futuro Vegetale (Vegetal Future): plants, social innovation, design under Stefano Mancuso, University of Florence. She has also studied Biomimicry for Social Innovation and Product Development. Tigrilla is a World Ambassador for Plant Intelligence and champions connection to nature as the basis for long-term health, happiness, and success. _____ Get in touch with Tigrilla here: 👉Instagram: www.instagram.com/tigrillagardenia 👉Facebook: www.facebook.com/tigrillagardenia 👉Website: www.tigrillagardenia.com 👉LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tigrillagardenia/ _____ Get in touch with Katie Allen here: 💗 Website: www.katieallen.co 💗 Instagram: www.instagram.com/katieallencoaching 💗 Facebook: www.facebook.com/katieallencoaching 💗 Join the Self Love Community: www.facebook.com/groups/sslwc