The Blessing of Affirmations
April 9, 2013 by Debra Hennesy
Filed under Activism, Anxiety, Body Dysmorphia, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Empowerment, Expressive Arts, Expressive Arts Therapies, Fat Talk, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Freedom, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Livin in the Moment, Media Literacy, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Prevention, Recovery, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Spirituality, Stress Management, Treatment, Weight Stigma, Wellness, Wellness, Writing and Poetry, Yoga, Yoga and Meditation, Yoga Therapy
When you look in the mirror, what’s the first thing you say to yourself? If you are like most women, it’s not something kind or complimentary. Most of us are WAY too hard on ourselves, and the media doesn’t help with that. Think about it…can you recall ONE company that promotes happiness with what IS [...]
How Can You Get Through the Holidays (and Not Go Totally Insane) This Year ?
November 4, 2012 by Sharon Peterson
Filed under Anorexia, Anxiety, Athletes, Binge Eating, Body Dysmorphia, Body Image, Bulimia, Depression, Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Livin in the Moment, Loving Your Body, Males with Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Mindfulness, OCD, Over-Exercise, Prevention, Recovery, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Sharing Feelings, Stress Management, Wellness
The holidays are not relaxing and fun for everyone especially those with an eating disorder (E/D). You may dread the day when the table is completely filled and over-flowing with deliciously home cooked or catered food including the sounds of relatives and loved ones laughing and enjoying themselves. You are already obsessing about numbers, calories, [...]
Self Care and Weight Stigma
September 20, 2012 by Becky Henry
Filed under Body Dysmorphia, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Fat Acceptance, Fat Talk, Featured, Freedom, HAES, Healthy Coping, Mental Health, Obesity, Parents, Self Esteem, Stress Management, Weight Stigma
Hi all, this will eventually be two separate posts but for now both things are of equal and related (in my world) importance. SELF CARE Last week I went on a retreat called: Deep, Rich and BOLD put on by Thea Sheldon for women who are up to big things. I laid down some pain I’d been holding [...]
Dads and Daughters: In Preparation for Father’s Day
June 12, 2012 by Deah Schwartz
Filed under Body Dysmorphia, Body Image, Empowerment, Fat Talk, Featured, Guys, Healthy Communication, Loving Your Body, Parents, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion
I was on the phone with a friend last week and we were talking about my blog. She asked if I was going to write a blog post for Fat Her’s Day. I had no idea what she was talking about. She said, “Oh you know Deah, how you play with words all the time? [...]
Unlimited Chances
May 31, 2012 by Arielle Bair
Filed under Anorexia, Binge Eating, Body Dysmorphia, Body Image, Bulimia, Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Empowerment, Fat Talk, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Freedom, HAES, Healthy Communication, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Livin in the Moment, Loving Your Body, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Recovery, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Self-Harm, Wellness, Wellness
There’s no such thing as giving yourself too many chances. You yourself are the only one who can give YOU as many chances as you want or need. There is no limit to chances. There is no maximum. I know how hard it is to even try. Years ago, I used to have days where [...]
Feeding Tube Diets And The UnEthical Doctors Who Prescribe Them
April 18, 2012 by MamaV
Filed under Activism, Body Dysmorphia, Dieting, Eating Disorders, Featured, Media Literacy, Mental Health, Nutrition, Orthorexia
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 [...]
5 Steps to Improve Your Body Image!
March 1, 2012 by mamaV
Filed under Body Dysmorphia, Body Image, Featured, Loving Your Body, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion
Do you ever wonder how you can improve your body image? It can seem like a daunting task.
My Body Gallery: Do you see your self for real?
February 27, 2010 by MamaV
Filed under Body Dysmorphia
Recently Victoria Beckham was quoted as saying that she and Jennifer Lopez wore the same size. It’s called Body Dysmorphia and according to MyBodyGallery almost all women have some level of body dysmorphia. A recent study found that; 95% of women overestimate the size of their hips by 16% and their waists by 25%, yet [...]
Beauty Junkies
July 22, 2009 by MamaV
Filed under Body Dysmorphia, Body Image
I stumbled upon this book recently, Beauty Junkies by Alex Kuczynski. The stories told by this New York Times Style reporter are literally stunning. Alex worked the beauty beat for years, in one of America’s most plastic obsessed cities, riddled with wannabes from all ages, and lifestyles. She tells of male lawyers obsessed with botox [...]
