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 [...]
Do You Have a Body Image Pie Problem?
March 4, 2013 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Activism, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Featured, Healthy Coping, Livin in the Moment, Media Literacy, Prevention
A special thanks to Cindy Bulik for taking the time to share in a little e-interview with me. This is SERIOUSLY amazing stuff! Robyn Hussa Farrell, Editor, Real Deal. 1. During a film interview for the FLOORBOARDS documentary, you mentioned that body image should really only take up a small percentage of our self-esteem. What [...]
New Program to Educate Coaches and Trainers About Disordered Eating, Exercise Addiction and Optimal Health
February 14, 2013 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Addiction, Body Image, Dieting, Featured, Nutrition, Over-Exercise, Prevention, Self Esteem
NORMAL is proud to announce our collaboration with Harvard School of Public Health STRIPED program in creating the Think.Eat.Play program to educate coaches and trainers about optimal health for female athletes. Think.Eat.Play will raise awareness about healthy body image, stress-management, disordered eating, eating disorders, exercise addiction, female athlete triad, effective sport’s nutrition and the dangers [...]
2013 Healthy Weight Week Body Image Awards
January 18, 2013 by Marsha Hudnall
Filed under Activism, Body Image, Empowerment, Featured, Media Literacy, Prevention, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Weight Stigma
Next week is Healthy Weight Week and along with it come the annual Body Image Awards, given to those who are making a difference when it comes to how we think about beauty, weight and ourselves. This year’s winners are: Israel received the Redefining Beauty award for its new law (!) that requires models to [...]
Top Ten Medication Exercises You Should Do For Better Vision
January 8, 2013 by mamaV
Filed under Prevention, Stress Management, Wellness, Yoga, Yoga and Meditation
Since eyes are the most important and most commonly used part of the body, they get strained easily. Eye exercises have been practiced for many years in order to maintain a healthy vision. These exercises not only help in strengthening eye muscles, but also improve the blood circulation to the eyes. Following are some exercises [...]
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, [...]
Coffee, Talk, and a Walk!
September 5, 2012 by Arianna Merritt
Filed under Body Image, Empowerment, Exercise, Featured, Fitness, Healthy Communication, Livin in the Moment, Mental Health, Prevention, Self-Care, Stress Management, Wellness, Writing and Poetry
One of the best mantras that I have incorporated into my life over the past several years is what I call “Coffee, Talk, and a Walk.” If you are stressed, need to sort out an issue, or just want to feel even better overall, I suggest you take part in this mantra as well. Some [...]
#20 of 108: Party at the Graveyard
August 23, 2012 by YeahDave
Filed under Body Image, Featured, Livin in the Moment, Mindfulness, Prevention, Spirituality, Yoga, Yoga and Meditation
This is #20 of 108 Ways to Livin the Moment. Let’s take back our lives one beautiful, funny and delicious moment at a time. #20 of 108: Party at the Graveyard Graveyards have a spooky, scary stigma. But according to yogi Satchidananda, a graveyard is really a junkyard…a silly waste of space. He explains, “There’s [...]
#15: Excuse Yourself to Kiss the Sky!
August 11, 2012 by YeahDave
Filed under Featured, Livin in the Moment, Mindfulness, Prevention, Yoga, Yoga and Meditation
This is #15 of 108 Ways to Livin the Moment. Let’s take back our lives one beautiful, funny and delicious moment at a time. #15 of 108: Excuse Yourself to Kiss the Sky!!! “Kiss the sky!” is a classic line from Jimi Hendrix’s song Purple Haze. Rolling Stone rated Hendrix as the #1 greatest guitarist of [...]
#9: Stoke Somebody!
July 10, 2012 by YeahDave
Filed under Body Image, Empowerment, Featured, Livin in the Moment, Mindfulness, Prevention, Self Esteem, Sharing Feelings, Wellness, Yoga, Yoga and Meditation
This is the ninth of 108 tips to Livin’ the Moment. Let’s take back our lives one beautiful, funny and delicious moment at a time. #9 of 108: Stoke Somebody! “No exercise is better for the human heart than reaching down and lifting another up.” John Andrew Holmes People are always trying to tell you about [...]
