BE-Friend Yourself: Finding Freedom with Food and Peace with Your Body

"If you're ready to make lasting changes when it comes to your body and your life, BE-Friend Yourself can help you finally find the freedom and peace you truly deserve." - Marc David: Founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, and author of Nourishing Wisdom and The Slow Down Diet

In BE-Friend Yourself: Finding Freedom with Food and Peace with Your Body, author Marla Mervis-Hartmann invites you to resoundingly answer, "Yes!"

As the creator of the program, Love Your Body, Love Yourself, Marla draws upon her two decades of expertise as a body image and food freedom expert and healer to empower you. With a mission to silence the relentless noise of the diet industry, Marla guides you on a journey to rediscover yourself.

Discover Your "Yes!"

Through chapters on intuitive eating, embracing movement as a tribute to your body, exploring sensuality and spirituality, and becoming your own best friend, BE-Friend Yourself unveils the path to stepping out of the mental mire and into unshakable confidence and clarity.

Healing Emotional Connections with Your Body and Food

Body image and food challenges often conceal deeper emotional wounds. BE-Friend Yourself compassionately address the discomfort within, even when you want to escape. Discover the path to healing your relationship with your body and food by slowing down, feeling, and breathing-especially when activated.

Transforming from Opponent to Ally

BE-Friend Yourself challenges the paradox of living in opposition to the joy of food and the wonder of our bodies. Imagine the ease of being consistently kind to yourself!

Embrace the Art of Self-Love

BE-Friend Yourself teaches this art along with embracing your life by feeling more deeply, grieving more intentionally, and celebrating your body-for how it is, no matter where you are in your journey.

Ready to Say "Yes!" to Yourself?

Dive into BE-Friend Yourself and embark on a life-changing adventure towards loving your body, achieving freedom with food, and finding peace within.

Marla Mervis-Hartmann, the creator of "Love Your Body, Love Yourself," guides women toward embracing self-acceptance. Her personal journey, marked by struggles with food, exercise, and body confidence, underwent a transformation fueled by self-compassion. Today, she empowers people to cherish their bodies, make nourishing lifestyle choices, and nurture self-assurance.Marla's commitment extends to Ai Pono, an Eating Disorder Recovery Center, where she offers Body-Love Reiki Circles. She's also known for her impactful work as a Reiki Master and Body Image Expert at Journey Malibu, a Drug and Alcohol rehabilitation center. Additionally, Marla has graced the stage at TEDx Salinas.With a strong dedication to women's studies encompassing sexual wellness, postpartum care, pelvic floor support, tantra and yoga instruction, massage therapy, and lifestyle coaching, Marla aspires to inspire women as they pursue their desired lives. Currently residing in Maui with her family, Marla works as a full-time professional coach, speaker, facilitator, and Living Light Reiki Master.