Dr. Lara Zibarras is a Psychologist, Body Image Expert and trained Body Project Facilitator — on a mission to help teens and their parents build a healthier relationship with their bodies.

With a PhD in Psychology and an Advanced Diploma in Eating Disorders, Lara has spent 5 years working with women recovering from eating disorders and disordered eating. She kept on seeing the same pattern: so many food and body struggles traced back to adolescence. Comments that were made and messages that were absorbed, an environment that told young people their body wasn't good enough.

That's what brought her to this work with teens and families — combining academic expertise with a warm, practical approach to give every young person the chance to grow up feeling at home in their body.