How to Deal with Holiday Food Pushers & Have Fun!
December 20, 2014 by Amy Leigh Mercree
Filed under Body Image, Eating Disorders, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, HAES, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Healthy Eating, Intuitive Eating, Loving Your Body, Nutrition, Parents, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Stress Management, Wellness
The holidays can be a whirlwind of calories and obligations pulling at you from every corner. To counteract all that chaos do the following three things: 1) Make a list of what honestly sounds fun for YOU during the holidays. That could be anything from trimming your own tree solo with a glass of wine […]
Eating disorder recovery: using inspirational guides
October 28, 2014 by Joanna Poppink
Filed under Anorexia, Athletes, Binge Eating, Body Image, Bulimia, Disordered Eating, Drunkorexia, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Empowerment, Fat Talk, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Males with Eating Disorders, Mindfulness, Obesity, Over-Exercise, Recovery, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Compassion, Spirituality, Writing and Poetry
Inspiring quotes and images can open your mind, invigorate your heart, refresh your soul and inspire your creative path. They offer support to your courage and commitment as you are steadfast on your path to eating disorder recovery. Try using inspirational quotes in your journal and meditations. Choose what seems right, familiar or challenging. Choose […]
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 […]
From Diet To Disorder: How To Tell When You’ve Crossed The Line
July 11, 2014 by iaedp
Filed under Body Image, Dieting, Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Prevention, Self Esteem, Self-Care, Treatment, Wellness, Wellness
Graciously re-posted courtesy of www.yourtango.com/experts/laura-cipullo. With the recent press surrounding The Biggest Loser winner Rachel Frederickson’s dramatic weight loss we felt it was appropriate to share the article When It’s No Longer a Diet by Laura Cipullo, RD CDE CEDRD CDN. What starts as a simple effort to lose weight can become a catastrophe if you are […]
Finding My Most Amazing Self
April 28, 2013 by ADRIENNE TRIER-BIENIEK
Filed under Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Loving Your Body, Mental Health, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance
The woman who cuts my hair and gives it its natural shade of blonde said something to me the other day that brought me down a couple of pegs. I was having one of those days where I felt tired, I was cranky, I certainly did not feel pretty after waking up with a pimple […]
Low-Fat Love 101: Always Bet on Yourself
April 27, 2013 by Patricia Leavy
Filed under Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Self Esteem
I have loved writing since I was a child so I feel very fortunate to make my living as an author. This doesn’t mean that there haven’t been, and won’t continue to be, many rejections along the way. I have learned some things from those experiences that may be of value to others pursuing a […]
Low-Fat Love 101: Cultivating Your Identity
March 31, 2013 by Patricia Leavy
Filed under Body Image, Bullying, Empowerment, Expressive Arts, Featured, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance
Last month my blog offered advice on how parents can help their daughters develop a positive sense of self. My first piece of advice centered in the importance of cultivating independent interests and skills, such as activities in the arts. This advice came from a personal place as my daughter Madeline (12 years old) has […]
Low-Fat Love 101: Raising Preteen Girls
March 3, 2013 by Patricia Leavy
Filed under Body Image, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Media Literacy, Moms & Sisters, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care
In the battles we wage over accepting or resisting low-fat love in our lives, the greatest battle is with ourselves. When we develop a strong and positive sense of self we are less likely to settle in our relationships with romantic partners, friends, coworkers and others. When we feel good about ourselves we are less […]
Low-Fat Love 101: Diet Relationships
February 3, 2013 by Patricia Leavy
Filed under Activism, Empowerment, Featured, Loving Your Body, Media Literacy, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion
Welcome to Low-Fat Love 101, a new monthly blog about relationships, self-esteem and body image. I use the term” low-fat love” broadly to talk about self-esteem and how sometimes we settle for less than we want and pretend it is better than it is. For me, low-fat love is about trying to fake ourselves out, […]
Lessons from the Garden … of Abundance!
May 7, 2012 by Maripat Abbott
Filed under Body Image, Featured, Finances, Freedom, Mindfulness, Self-Care
As Editor of WATRD, I allowed this post because I have personally taken Maripat’s class and recommend it without reservation. You’ll be amazed the number of elements that tie together your money and self-worth … Enjoy the ride! Robyn Hussa Consider the dandelion. Reviled by many as an insistent, bothersome weed, it nevertheless continues to […]
