What Is Life Like at Oprah’s Leadership Academy?

“I applaud Oprah or anyone who can financially fund such a project but while reading the article I was asking myself if $40 million was a little extreme for a school with initial enrollment of 152 girls. What could $40 million do for underprivileged children here in the U.S? Or, could more schools have been [...]

ED 101 — A Film About Eating Disorders

This is our first post from Robyn Hussa, President of Normal in Schools (NIS). She started NIS driven to bring to our schools education about eating disorder through theater (or as Robyn would say “theatre” but I’m not so hip to the art scene). We all think we know everything about eating disorders, after all we are suffers, [...]

“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 [...]

Jade’s Story: Video recorded three days before suicide

I came across this video on the weekend. I cried. I felt sick. It has since haunted me. I felt deeply saddened. Then mad. Then confused. Then feeling as if I should do something. I don’t know what that something is….but sharing Jade’s story is a start. Jade chose a You Tube video to express [...]

If only I could have been this 16 year old

Meet Andre’a. A 16 year old girl who reached out to me and asked me to watch her video. As I watched, I kept thinking about why some of us seem to be naturally confident, self assured and acceptant of themselves, while the vast majority linger around in self loathing for a lifetime. So is [...]

Could Poor Body Image Be a Cover-Up for the Real Issue?

Ever wonder why it is that you can wake up feeling good about your appearance, but by the end of the day feel certain that you weigh 400 pounds, have thighs the size of mature redwoods, or a waist the circumference of a hot air balloon?  Sometimes it doesn’t even take all day for the shift in [...]

Push-Up Swimsuit for your 8 year old daughter, epic fail for Abercrombie

Well, let’s face it ladies. We all, ahem, get to that age when we need a “lift.” But the sharp design execs at Abercrombie seem to feel that we need it at about age 8. Yes, you read that right. Abercrombie & Fitch is well known highly for its highly sexualized images of young women, [...]

How many “I hate my body” moments have you had today (already?)

Despite some trends to the contrary, many young women continue to experience negative very body image Glamour magazine’s yearly survey. And although this may not be “news” to many who are aware that women are unhappy with their looks, the sheer numbers were astounding. The challenge: Glamour asked young women readers to note every negative [...]

Drink Spiking: A Personal Account

This is the most difficult thing I’ve ever written. As a journalist for many years and now a blogger, I wax lyrical about my views on various issues, hoping that someone may be interested in what I have to say. It is easy to write about things from a third party perspective. Writing about a [...]

Facebook responding to concerns about site promoting eating disorders

Popular social networking site, Facebook has taken swift action, responding this week to concerns about the site’s link to eating disorders in teens. Facebook is working with the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) to ensure safety on the site, which is frequented by teens and those vulnerable to developing eating disorders. The popular website, which [...]

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