Is It Too Late to Apologize?
This Guest Post graciously submitted by Rachel Simmons. Hi Rachel, I started college last year and met my friend who quickly became a best friend. The problem is that later on in the year a third friend popped up to make a threesome and I didn’t handle the situation as gracefully as I could have. [...]
Vogue Magazine … Pact to Pledge.
May 7, 2012 by Robyn Hussa
Filed under Activism, Body Image, Featured, Finding Your Voice, HAES, Loving Your Body, Media Literacy, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care
On May 3, 2012, Vogue Magazine announced its health initiative … a pact between the 19 international editors of Vogue to encourage a healthier approach to body image. The international issues of Vogue jointly pledge – among other things – to “work with models who, in our view, are healthy and help to promote a [...]
Are You Photoshop-ing your life?
May 7, 2012 by Maripat Abbott
Filed under Body Image, Fat Acceptance, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Healthy Coping, Loving Your Body, Mindfulness, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Wellness
Your reaction to this film clip was probably similar to mine – rage and a feeling of disbelief that women are STILL being portrayed this way, and that things have gotten even worse. And again, if you’re like me, you immediately went into blame – blame of the advertising industry, the magazine editors and perhaps [...]
Can We Force Someone to Be Healthy?
May 2, 2012 by Marsha Hudnall
Filed under Fat Acceptance, Featured, HAES, Healthy Coping, Loving Your Body, Mindfulness, Obesity, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion
M. Hudnall Blast-from-the-past originally posted 11/2009 on WATRD. Self-efficacy is a big word. Okay, two words. It’s about our belief in ourselves, essentially that we are in charge of our thoughts and actions. The concept pops up in my mind every time I hear someone say it’s a person’s duty to live a healthy lifestyle. [...]
Perfection Does Not Exist
April 30, 2012 by Arielle Bair
Filed under Anorexia, Anxiety, Binge Eating, Bulimia, Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Freedom, Mental Health, Recovery, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Weight Stigma, Wellness
So many people, eating disordered or not, are just so engrossed with the topic of perfection and imperfection. It can really become an obsession, whether it’s body image related, beauty related, achievement related, or beyond. There are so many things you can find to become obsessed about where flaws are concerned… but it takes away [...]
Why Weight Loss Is The Wrong Goal
April 27, 2012 by Marsha Hudnall
Filed under Dieting, Eating Disorders, Fat Acceptance, Featured, Finding Your Voice, HAES, Healthy Coping, Loving Your Body, Mindfulness, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Sharing Feelings
A Marsha Hudnall blast-from-the-past, originally posted September 11, 2009. I own and direct a women’s healthy weight loss retreat. But I wish women would stop trying to lose weight. No, I don’t want to put myself out of business. I’d just rather help women set and achieve goals that will really take them where they [...]
Mother May I?
April 25, 2012 by Deah Schwartz
Filed under Body Image, Featured, Finding Your Voice, HAES, Loving Your Body, Moms & Sisters, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion
Perhaps it is a coincidence, perhaps it is because I called my mother, Ma, but the first two letters of the month reminds me that MAy brings us Mother’s Day. Despite the fact that some folks tout this as a shameless commercial “Hallmark” opportunity for selling cards and gifts, others experience it as a more [...]
Today Show’s Comments about Jessica Simpson: “She’s Pretty Fat”
April 24, 2012 by Robyn Hussa
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 [...]
If I Don’t Like Me, Can I Take Care of Me?
April 23, 2012 by Marsha Hudnall
Filed under Body Image, Fat Acceptance, Featured, HAES, Loving Your Body, Nutrition, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Wellness
Originally posted October, 2009 when Marsha Hudnall, RD, MS first joined the WeAreTheRealDeal site. Marsha has taught hundreds of women how to live the HAES (Health At Any Size) lifestyle through her decades of work at Green Mountain at Fox Run, a women’s retreat where she serves as owner and director. Read Marsha’s blog at [...]
Finding more of my voice through song
April 20, 2012 by Doris Smeltzer
Filed under Body Image, Expressive Arts, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Music, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Sharing Feelings, Spirituality, Voice
Graciously re-posted from Gurze Publications: Returned a few weeks ago from the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP) conference in South Carolina where I had the honor of presenting with Robyn Hussa and Jenni Schaefer. It was truly a “mountain-top” experience for me. One of our goals was to be sure to give the [...]
