The Health Benefits of Owning a Pet
July 10, 2012 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Body Image, Featured, Healthy Coping, Prevention, Self-Care
This post is written by Erica Moss, who is the community manager for the online Masters degree in nursing program at Georgetown University, offering one of the nation’s leading nurse midwife programs. She also enjoys photography and meeting new people. Humans have always enjoyed emotional benefits from their relationships with animals, but in recent decades [...]
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 [...]
New Book Tells Women to Stop Fretting About Their Health
January 5, 2010 by MamaV
Filed under Eating Disorders, Fitness, HAES
According to this New York Times blog post, Dr. Susan M. Love, one of the country’s most respected women’s health specialists, offers a new rule that I think will surprise many women (who are being inundated with New Year’s resolution messaging about getting thin NOW): stop worrying about your health.
