Can We Talk? The Truth About Social Media
April 10, 2013 by ANAD
Filed under Body Image, Eating Disorders, Featured, Healthy Communication, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Livin in the Moment, Media Literacy, Parents, Recovery, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Talking To Kids, Wellness, Wellness
Can We Talk? The Truth About Social Media Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, and Pinterest are now a part of my common vocabulary. I’ll admit, I’ve done my fair share of Facebook “creeping”, and I always have my iPhone or iPad with me. But, despite all this, I can honestly say that I don’t let social [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Deciding to Trust Other Women Again
March 12, 2013 by mamaV
Filed under Body Image, Featured, Healthy Communication, Livin in the Moment, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Sharing Feelings
This Guest Post graciously submitted by Kate Fridkis and re-posted from her blog Eat the Damn Cake. Thank you Kate! Sure, this counts as a Little Victory! I got this text on Thanksgiving from a woman I haven’t really talked to in at least a year: Friend, today I am thankful for you. Hope your day is filled [...]
Emma Bell’s Painfully Powerful True Body Image War Story
March 12, 2013 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Body Image, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Guys, Healthy Communication, Loving Your Body, Moms & Sisters, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Talking To Kids
The talented and generous Emma Bell shares with Real Deal her painful story of being bullied … When I was 6 years old I got in trouble for kissing my ‘boyfriend’ in preschool during reading. We thought we’d get married. When I was in 1st grade I serenaded the boy I liked with a rousing [...]
My food choices: A private affair
March 9, 2013 by Doris Smeltzer
Filed under Body Image, Eating Disorders, Featured, Healthy Communication, Self-Care
Updated and graciously reposted from Gurze Publications… A while back, my partner Tom and I took a much needed vacation—a few days in glorious Carmel Valley with nothing to do but read books and rest. Although a delightful time, one event stands out in my mind. On our third night we visited a newly opened [...]
Worth the “Weight”?
March 4, 2013 by Debra Hennesy
Filed under Anxiety, Body Image, Depression, Eating Disorders, Empowerment, Exercise, Expressive Arts, Expressive Arts Therapies, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Healthy Communication, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Loving Your Body, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Recovery, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Sharing Feelings, Stress Management, Weight Stigma, Wellness, Wellness, Yoga, Yoga and Meditation, Yoga Therapy
I never thought I could learn so much about myself from a cactus! Upon a recent trip to Arizona, I learned something about the Saguaro cactus (the really tall ones that can have a bunch of “arms”, once they are 75 years old). They can shrink and expand, based on how much moisture they hold [...]
Low-Fat Love 101: Raising Preteen Girls
March 3, 2013 by Patricia Leavy
Filed under Body Image, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Media Literacy, Moms & Sisters, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care
In the battles we wage over accepting or resisting low-fat love in our lives, the greatest battle is with ourselves. When we develop a strong and positive sense of self we are less likely to settle in our relationships with romantic partners, friends, coworkers and others. When we feel good about ourselves we are less [...]
The virtual mind, body, and spirit connection in conversation
February 24, 2013 by Angela Mensah
Filed under Activism, Body Image, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Healthy Communication, Media Literacy, Politics, Role Models, What to Say, How to Say It
Our blog is a good starting point for conversations but the real deal comes when we gather together, face-to-face — in mind, body and spirit. Engaging dialogue allows us to talk with one another unscripted, unedited, messy, with real spirit energy. To make this happen for a real conversation about body image call Robyn Hussa [...]
Welcome your humanity
February 17, 2013 by Joanna Poppink
Filed under Addiction, Alcoholism, Anorexia, Athletes, Binge Eating, Body Image, Bulimia, Disordered Eating, Drunkorexia, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Empowerment, Finding Your Voice, Gambling, Healthy Communication, Males with Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Over-Exercise, Over-Exercise, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Sex Addiction, Smoking, Substance Abuse
“Some things you must always be unable to bear. Injustice and outrage and dishonor and shame. Not for kudos and not for cash — Just refuse to bear them.” William Faulkner. Blog this!Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on LinkedinShare on Posterousshare via RedditShare with StumblersShare on technoratiTumblr itTweet about itSubscribe to the [...]
