The Self-Love Rule

Blast from the past, originally posted July, 2009: You’ve heard of the golden rule right? It’s an idea I personally try to live by every day. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. So simple yet so poignant. In most situations is makes perfect sense. It breeds empathy and Lord knows [...]

5 year old boy dares to dress as a girl, neighborhood moms freak.

WATRD blast from past, originally posted 11/2010 I found this story about a “Boo” a 5 year old boy who decided to dress up as Daphne from Scooby Doo quite interesting and I think you will too. His mother has an awesome post on the “aftermath” of Halloween, but here are the highlights. The kid [...]

Feeding Tube Diets And The UnEthical Doctors Who Prescribe Them

There’s a new, horrifying diet being endorsed by medical professionals.  Beware! The K-E diet involves a feeding tube and restricts the patients intake to a certain number of calories. I’ve said since day one that our society is creating eating disorders, I am not sure there is another such blatant examp le of proof. I’m [...]

Eating Disorder Recovery – Post by Author Marya Hornbacher

A blast from the past — This guest post is from Love2EatinPA, originally posted in 6/17/2010. Here is a post about recovery from life-threatening eating disorders by the amazing author of “Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia”, Marya Hornbacher.  She has recovered after over 15 years of battling both anorexia and bullimia. I hope you [...]

Inspirational Quote

This guest post is from Love 2 Eat in PA, originally posted 6/30/2010 Blog this!Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on LinkedinShare on Posterousshare via RedditShare with StumblersShare on technoratiTumblr itTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postPrint for laterBookmark in BrowserTell a friend

When Your Body Is Not The Norm

Obviously many of us here are used to living in bodies that are outside the perceived “norm” (if we want to avoid even trying to define what the “norm” is anyway).  But there are times when our bodies seem to intersect. For example, it’s generally assumed that all brides will try to lose weight.  It’s [...]

What would you do to feel beautiful?

Guest post from Stephanie Body image is a sensitive subject no matter where you are in the world, but after watching National Geographic’s television program “Taboo,” I gained some harsh perspective on the extremes people will reach to fulfill their desires to feel beautiful. From neck stretching in Thailand to breast ironing in Cameroon to silicone [...]

“Just the way you are” by Bruno Mars — er — Rihanna?

Every time I hear “Just the way you are” by Bruno Mars I get ticked off. Why do women need someone to tell us we are beautiful, or funny, or skinny, or whatever? Why can’t we just stand on our own? Why can’t we take a compliment? The really pathetic part about this song is [...]

Betrayed by a fat actress

Since you all enjoyed Elizebeth Turnquist’s post the first time around, here it is again — a blast from the past … WATRD ————- I remember when Ricki Lake was fat. Not just plump or curvaceous but unmistakably fat.  I was 15 in 1989 when I watched the made-for-TV movie “Babycakes”.  It was the first [...]

Does Beauty Squash Our Intelligence?

Does being attractive hamper our intellectual development? A new study in social psychology suggests it does, according to Psych Central. In the study, women who are looked at as sexual objects not only react as sexual objects, they also exhibit less proficiency with math. The research examined the effect of the “objectifying gaze” (the visual [...]

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