by Rev. Dr. E-K. Daufin Attending the 2013 ASDAH Conference gave me professional progress and personal payoff. I am an educator, journalist, artist and media scholar who has been a… Read More »The Long Road Home (to the ASDAH Conference) – Part 1
by Fall Ferguson, JD, MA Recent posts to this blog (e.g., this and this) have tried to shed light on the evolving status of employer wellness programs in the US,… Read More »“Non-Discriminatory” Wellness Programs?
by Judith Matz, LCSW Last night, the night before ASDAH’s pre-conference event in Chicago, I had a nightmare: I’m walking up to the podium to speak and I realize that… Read More »A Dream Come True—The Power of Community
ASDAH’s 2013 Educational Conference, Staying the Health At Every Size® Course: Navigating the Weight Debate in the Evolving Healthcare Environment, took place this past weekend (June 28-30, 2013) in Chicago,… Read More »What was your experience at the ASDAH Conference?
by Marsha Hudnall, MS, RD Does food addiction really exist? This question was a big subject of controversy at the national conference of the Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA) as… Read More »Exploring Food Addiction
by Jenny Copeland, PsyD As a size acceptance advocate – and mental health professional – defensiveness is no stranger to me. Human beings naturally resist that which is unknown or… Read More »Finding the Compassion in our Peace Movement
by Deah Schwartz, Ed.D, CTRS, CCC What if I told you an obscene number of girls between the ages of three and sixteen are being abused against their will and that:… Read More »What If??
by Jon Robison, PhD, MS This is meant as a follow up to the great April 23rd blog—Workplace Wellness and Weight—by Fall Ferguson. As Fall described, employee wellness programs got a huge… Read More »Wellness at the Workplace—The Safeway Debacle
by Joanne P. Ikeda, MA, RD In the early 1990’s, it became apparent to me that we had no successful treatment for obesity. I came to this conclusion because I… Read More »A Dietitian’s Road to HAES
May 6, 2013 marks the 20th anniversary of the first worldwide celebration of International No Diet Day (INDD) – an annual celebration of body acceptance, size diversity and awareness-raising about… Read More »International No Diet Day