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 [...]
What Are You Looking for When You Want Food And You’re Not Hungry?
May 4, 2012 by Karen Koenig
Filed under Binge Eating, Body Image, Disordered Eating, Featured, Healthy Coping, Healthy Eating, Intuitive Eating, Nutrition, Self-Care
One of the saddest things about eating when you’re not hungry is that you’re missing out on meeting a valid need. Food is primarily for fuel, so if you’re not in need of nutrients, eating is not an appropriate response. Figuring out what you want that isn’t food will make your life happier and reduce [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
4 Keys To Improving Your Body Image
April 18, 2012 by Robyn Hussa
Filed under Body Image, Cooking and Culinary Arts, Creative Art, Dance, Expressive Arts, Featured, Film, Healthy Coping, Livin in the Moment, Martial Arts, Mindfulness, Movement, Music, Sharing Feelings, Spirituality, Stress Management, Theatre, Voice, Volunteering, Writing and Poetry, Yoga, Yoga and Meditation
Graciously re-posted from Gurze Publications Whether we are in grade school, high school, college — or beyond — we can benefit from increasing our body esteem. We know that negative body image contributes directly to an array of issues, to overall dissatisfaction and unhappiness, but also it is important to see that our bodies also [...]
Eating Disorder Recovery – Post by Author Marya Hornbacher
April 16, 2012 by MamaV
Filed under Featured, Healthy Coping, Mindfulness, Recovery
A blast from the past — This guest post is from Love2EatinPA, originally posted in 6/17/2010. Here is a post about recovery from life-threatening eating disorders by the amazing author of “Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia”, Marya Hornbacher. She has recovered after over 15 years of battling both anorexia and bullimia. I hope you [...]
Subconscious Mind Control and Limiting Beliefs
April 16, 2012 by Robyn Hussa
Filed under Activism, Body Image, Featured, Healthy Coping, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Yoga
This Guest Post graciously submitted by the Silva Method team. Check out the article about the law of attraction and how to use daily affirmations to attract success It is essential that an individual learns to control his limiting beliefs that are being produced by his subconscious mind in order to take control of his life. If one changes the [...]
Inspirational Quote
April 15, 2012 by MamaV
Filed under Featured, HAES, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Mindfulness, Sharing Feelings, Spirituality, Yoga
This guest post is from Love 2 Eat in PA, originally posted 6/30/2010 Blog this!Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on LinkedinShare on Posterousshare via RedditShare with StumblersShare on technoratiTumblr itTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postPrint for laterBookmark in BrowserTell a friend
Through a Shocking Epiphany, I’ll Stand with You
April 11, 2012 by Troy Roness
Filed under Activism, Activism, Advocacy, Body Image, Bullying, Finding Your Voice, Guys, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, LGBT, Loving Your Body, Males with Eating Disorders, Mindfulness, Politics, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Sharing Feelings, Spirituality, Wellness
Through the process of completing a class for my graduate program, I had a very eye-opening experience concerning my sexuality, my faith, my eating disorder, my emotional hurt, etc., and knew that others in my position would benefit from the words circling inside this 10-pound bobble on my shoulders. I have studied, researched, and listened [...]
Baking Therapy
April 9, 2012 by The Baker Chick
Filed under Body Image, Cooking and Culinary Arts, Expressive Arts, Featured, Healthy Coping, Livin in the Moment, Mindfulness, Spirituality
When I started my blog in February 2011 I was desperate for a new creative outlet. Being an actor in NYC, I often felt like I wasn’t really able to use the artist side of myself. So, I thought that creating something- anything would help. I wanted to wake up in the mornings and make [...]
