The Narwhal Factor Revisited
September 16, 2012 by Deah Schwartz
Filed under Binge Eating, Body Image, Featured, HAES
You know the phenomenon. It’s the thing that happens when you first learn about something or someone. Perhaps it is a new word. Then over the next week or so EVERYWHERE you go…voila! The word you just learned is in the crossword puzzle the next morning. You are on the phone with a friend and […]
Your Body or Your Life
September 9, 2012 by Deah Schwartz
Filed under Activism, Activism, Body Image, Bullying, Fat Acceptance, Featured, HAES, Mental Health, Obesity, Suicide, Weight Stigma
I am mesmerized by the human brain. The old Euell Gibbons (or was it Marlin Perkins?) Mutual of Omaha cliches about the “wonders and miracles of nature” do not even come close to describing the remarkable capabilities of what some call our sexiest organ. My attachment to my brain is increasing exponentially as I age. […]