A Disease of Self Hatred
June 25, 2013 by Joslyn Smith
Filed under Body Image, Eating Disorders, Featured, HAES, Loving Your Body, Obesity, Prevention, Recovery
On Wednesday, June 19, 2013, the American Medical Association (AMA) announced that its House of Delegates (against the recommendation of AMA’s own expert committee tasked with studying the issue) “voted to recognize obesity as a disease state with multiple aspects requiring a range of interventions to advance obesity treatment and prevention.” Several excellent responses […]
I Rise.
January 29, 2013 by Joslyn Smith
Filed under Activism, Body Image, Dance, Eating Disorders, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Loving Your Body, Recovery, Self Esteem, Self-Care, Self-Compassion
As I contemplate my present life and where my life will lead next, I repeatedly return to the idea of reclamation. Body reclamation. For me, reclaiming my body coincides with reclaiming my life. Reclaiming my body – in a myriad of ways – continues to be the single most important commitment I make each day as […]
My Journey Home
March 11, 2012 by Joslyn Smith
Filed under Art Therapy, Creative Art, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Expressive Arts, Expressive Arts Therapies, Featured, HAES, Loving Your Body, Politics, Recovery, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion
As my introductory post for WATRD, I thought I’d share a little about myself and what brings me to this point in life, so that going forward those reading my words might have a better idea of what influences the perspectives I share. I am a thirty-something year old woman who two years ago left […]
