Weight Weight…Don’t Tell Me
A film review by Dr. Deah Schwartz From the ASDAH Blog Committee: We have decided to change our posting date from Tuesdays to Thursdays, which will allow our bloggers and… Read More »Weight Weight…Don’t Tell Me
Infiltrating the Fitness Industry
by Michelle Pitman, Certified Personal Trainer It has been almost four years since I embarked on the journey of leaving my corporate gig and venturing into the fitness industry as… Read More »Infiltrating the Fitness Industry
Revising the HAES Principles
by Fall Ferguson, JD, MA, President, Association for Size Diversity and Health I began contributing to this blog before I became the President of ASDAH. Since then, I have considered… Read More »Revising the HAES Principles
Health, Not Weight Focus. What a Relief!
by Katja Rowell, MD Upon waking, three year-old Amalia cried for buttered toast. She’d gobble her half piece while sliced cucumbers and apples were urged on her. At the local… Read More »Health, Not Weight Focus. What a Relief!
Exploring Healthy Weight
by Marsha Hudnall, MS, RD For the past two decades, anti-weight-loss-diet proponents throughout the U.S. and several other countries have celebrated next week, the third week in January, as Healthy… Read More »Exploring Healthy Weight
On Origin Stories
by Jenny Copeland, PsyD “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.” ~ Horace ~ On some level I am convinced that members… Read More »On Origin Stories
Humble Beauty
by Deah Schwartz, Ed.D, CTRS, CCC As a clinician specializing in expressive arts and recreational therapies, I believe in the healing and transformational powers of art. I have worked with… Read More »Humble Beauty
Musings on Community and Stigma
by Fall Ferguson, JD, MA For the second year in a row, I have been asked to submit a blog post that will appear during the week of Christmas. In last… Read More »Musings on Community and Stigma
Examining the So-Called “Evidence”
by Deb Burgard, PhD From the ASDAH Blog Committee: A study published on December 3, 2013 in the Annals of Internal Medicine (“Are Metabolically Healthy Overweight and Obesity Benign Conditions?:… Read More »Examining the So-Called “Evidence”
Using the HAES Approach with People in Recovery — An Interview With Lisa Du Breuil
In October of this year, a spirited discussion took place on the ASDAH listserv regarding the intersections between weight-loss surgery and substance abuse. ASDAH’s Lisa Du Breuil is a practicing… Read More »Using the HAES Approach with People in Recovery — An Interview With Lisa Du Breuil