On the Olympics & Body Diversity
December 15, 2012 by mamaV
Filed under Athletes, Body Image, Featured, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Role Models, Self-Acceptance
This Guest Post graciously submitted by Virginia Sole-Smith I know, I know, the Olympics ended Sunday (with that weird Spice Girls reunion/closing ceremony). But I was at the beach last week, so these are some late musings. Every four years there is always a lot of talk about how Olympic athletes aren’t like us regular folk, particularly […]
Precocious Puberty: A Risk Factor For Eating Disorders
February 7, 2012 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Eating Disorders, Featured, Nutrition, Obesity, Parents
It is important to consider the psychological effects of early puberty.
A Teen’s Instructions to Parents
October 15, 2011 by MamaV
Filed under Eating Disorders, Healthy Communication, Self-Care, Sharing Feelings, Wellness, What to Say, How to Say It
Thanks to MEDA’s recent newsletter, I was led to a blog post on the Children’s Hospital Boston Pediatric Health site. It was written by a teenager who has healed from an eating disorder and wanted to share what she wished her parents had known about EDs. For this young woman “It was never about weight” […]
