Support #GivingTuesday and Mental Fitness
December 2, 2015 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Activism, Activism, Body Image, Featured, Media Literacy, Politics, Prevention, Recovery
This December, the Mental Fitness nonprofit (we manage the #RealDeal body image site) is participating in the December giving #GivingTuesday, a national month of giving! Our nonprofit’s goal is to raise at least five thousand dollars ($5,000) towards our 2016 programming that connects evidence-based mental wellness programs to schools across the nation in an effort to get […]
Beyonce, Thank You for Making Feminism Cool Again
August 25, 2014 by Amy Leigh Mercree
Filed under Body Image, Dance, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Freedom, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Compassion, Voice
If you saw the 2014 VMAs, you know exactly what I’m talking about. Beyonce closed the show and brought the house down with an incredible performance. It was everything from avant garde, to provocative, to unabashedly sexy, to touching. Besides her obvious, and stunning talent and beauty the underlying message was loud and clear, “I […]
Anorexia in Adults: Psychodynamic Therapy Most Successful
October 21, 2013 by Joanna Poppink
Filed under Anorexia, Body Dysmorphia, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Empowerment
Adults suffering from anorexia find recovery through psychodynamic based psychotherapy. What a joy to see this fact coming into scientific and public awareness. pix* Largest therapy trial worldwide: Psychotherapy treats anorexia effectively
What Is Mental Fitness?
September 10, 2013 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Freedom, Healthy Communication, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Healthy Eating, Intuitive Eating, Loving Your Body, Mindfulness, Prevention, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Stress Management, Volunteering, Wellness
Mental Fitness is a prevention concept. Mental Fitness is as important — if not more important — than physical fitness. Mental Fitness means gathering together existing evidence-based programs so that teachers around the world have access! Mental Fitness means promoting the 7 shared protective categories that exist between eating disorders, weight-related concerns, addictions and mental […]
NORMAL’s New Chapter — The Paradigm Shift Toward Mental Fitness
July 31, 2013 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Body Image, Eating Disorders, Featured
NEWS RELEASE Date: July 31, 2013 Contact: Robyn Hussa Farrell, rhussa@normalinschools.org NORMAL Announces Their Next Chapter in Effecting a Cultural Paradigm Shift Toward Mental Fitness New York, NY — NORMAL, a national nonprofit that collaborates with state agencies and national experts to educate about mental health, eating disorders, body image, and stress-management through […]
3 Easy Ways to Increase Your Mental Fitness
May 3, 2013 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Body Image, Eating Disorders, Featured, Healthy Coping, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Recovery, Stress Management, Writing and Poetry, Yoga and Meditation
