Low-Fat Love 101: Cultivating Your Identity
March 31, 2013 by Patricia Leavy
Filed under Body Image, Bullying, Empowerment, Expressive Arts, Featured, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance
Last month my blog offered advice on how parents can help their daughters develop a positive sense of self. My first piece of advice centered in the importance of cultivating independent interests and skills, such as activities in the arts. This advice came from a personal place as my daughter Madeline (12 years old) has [...]
Neutralizing Your Response to Your Body
March 12, 2013 by ANAD
Filed under Anorexia, Binge Eating, Body Image, Bulimia, Bullying, Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, HAES, Healthy Communication, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Loving Your Body, Parents, Recovery, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Sharing Feelings, Talking To Kids, Weight Stigma, Wellness
There are thousands of messages in the world that tell us that we are not perfect enough, not pretty enough, not thin enough. Most of these messages originate with the media. The media has been shaping our cultural norms for decades. The media preys on our humanness, our desire to fit in, our desire [...]
Ending Bullying Due to Weight Stigma
October 23, 2012 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Activism, Body Image, Bullying, Empowerment, Fat Talk, Featured, HAES, Loving Your Body, Media Literacy, Obesity, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Weight Stigma, Wellness
This week, the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders (ANAD), Binge Eating Disorders Assocation (BEDA) and NORMAL nonprofit (NORMAL) announce the launch of a united initiative to end bullying due to weight stigma. The project hopes to bring a crucial supplemental programming element to the wellness programs that exist in schools. One of [...]
Jennifer Livingston; Bullying and Weight Stigma
October 10, 2012 by Becky Henry
Filed under Body Image, Bullying, Featured, HAES
Interesting that the week after BEDA’s Weight Stigma Awareness Week that this mom and LaCrosse, WI news anchor, Jennifer Livingston was called a “poor role model” due to her weight by a viewer. It is hard to not wonder if the viewer who found it so important to take the time to write in sees the irony [...]
Size Bullying IS Bullying, thank you Jennifer for fighting back!
October 4, 2012 by Emma Wood
Filed under Activism, Activism, Advocacy, Body Image, Bullying, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, HAES, Role Models, Weight Stigma
If no one has ever criticized you for your weight, body shape or size you may not know that this was bullying. If you have never been yelled at by a bunch of teenage boys in a pickup truck as you were going for an evening walk, you may not realize this was bullying. If [...]
Your Body or Your Life
September 9, 2012 by Deah Schwartz
Filed under Activism, Activism, Body Image, Bullying, Fat Acceptance, Featured, HAES, Mental Health, Obesity, Suicide, Weight Stigma
I am mesmerized by the human brain. The old Euell Gibbons (or was it Marlin Perkins?) Mutual of Omaha cliches about the “wonders and miracles of nature” do not even come close to describing the remarkable capabilities of what some call our sexiest organ. My attachment to my brain is increasing exponentially as I age. [...]
Why a Parent’s Empathy is Vital for a Bullied Girl — and Why It Often Goes Out the Window
This Guest Post graciously submitted by Rachel Simmons. When I did the original research for Odd Girl Out, I asked every bullied girl I interviewed to tell me what she needed most from her family. The answer truly surprised me. It wasn’t having the best solutions, calling the school or trying to act like everything was [...]
No Offense, But I Was Just Kidding: Dealing with Mean Jokes
May 22, 2012 by Tracy
Filed under Bullying, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Parents, Role Models, Self Esteem
This Guest Post graciously submitted by Rachel Simmons. “When girls say ‘just kidding,’ what percentage of the time are they really joking?” It’s one of my favorite questions to ask girls, and I rarely hear numbers in double digits. That’s because “just kidding,” and its cousin, “no offense,” are phrases girls (and guys, though less [...]
Exhorting Obese People to Eat Less and Exercise More Doesn’t Work
May 9, 2012 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Activism, Binge Eating, Body Image, Bullying, Exercise, Fat Acceptance, Fat Talk, Featured, HAES, Loving Your Body, Media Literacy, Nutrition, Obesity, Weight Stigma, Wellness
In Gary Taubes’ article “The New Obesity Campaigns Have it All Wrong” in the May 14, 2012 issue of Newsweek, he points out some refreshing facts that help shed light on our country’s obsession with thinking that obesity is caused from “gluttony and sloth” or an imbalance of energy / food intake. He cites Hilda [...]
Today Show’s Comments about Jessica Simpson: “She’s Pretty Fat”
April 24, 2012 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Activism, Body Image, Bullying, Fat Acceptance, Fat Talk, Featured, HAES, Loving Your Body, Media Literacy, Pregnancy, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Weight Stigma
This guest post graciously submitted by Sarah Biskobing, RD. It seems as though once again, Jessica Simpson is under the microscope when it comes to her weight. This time, she is being criticized for being too heavy while being pregnant. Apparently, Jessica has gained around 40 pounds so far during her pregnancy. Dr. Nancy Snyderman [...]
