HUNGRY is not an attractive look on a woman….

Great guest post from Chris … Someone posted a picture today that really made me stop and think about perceptions and the definition of beauty. Think about it, who do women dress for? Other women. How many women live on a diet? I don’t know about you, but practically every woman I know is striving [...]

Create a Poetry Jam to Raise Body Acceptance!

Need to improve body image in your school or community? Consider hosting a poetry “jam” — or concert — to help raise awareness encourage others to embrace health at every size. This is a great way to bring together communities through the arts.  In the following example, individuals in recovery from eating disorders were encouraged [...]

BEDA Launched First Annual National Weight Stigma Awareness Week

The Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA) launched launched its first annual National Weight Stigma Awareness Week, September 26-30, 2011. The objectives of this event were to build awareness of what weight stigma is, the harmful effects weight stigma can have on people of all ages in all environments, and what can be done to stop it. [...]

A Teen’s Instructions to Parents

Thanks to MEDA’s recent newsletter, I was led to a blog post on the Children’s Hospital Boston Pediatric Health site. It was written by a teenager who has healed from an eating disorder and wanted to share what she wished her parents had known about EDs. For this young woman “It was never about weight” [...]

“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 [...]

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 [...]

Which Celebrities Make you Feel Good about your Body?

Does Katy Perry have good body image?  What about other stars who wear little and reveal much?  Kim Kardashian, for example.  Does she love her body? I got to thinking about whether we can discern someone’s body image after reading a post by Ashley at Nourishing the Soul.  Ashley has just announced that she is taking [...]

Miss Lori was fit to be a model and you could be too for Lane Bryant

I have had a number of interesting jobs over the course of my life. That’s pretty typical for gypsy actors,( as I like to think of myself). I have been a morning attendant at Blockbuster in Milwaukee, Bingo the Clown at the Ground Round n Boston, and the choreographer at a gentleman’s club in Downer’s [...]

I’m Too Sexy for My Blobfish

First post from new contributor Dr. Dana! It’s only once a year that it’s acceptable to wear a French maid outfit outside your bedroom, only once a year that someone who answers to “nurse” can get away with wearing a white mini-skirt and 4-inch heels, rather than teddy bear print scrubs and a pair of [...]

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