Peer Education in Action
by Carmen Cool, MA, LPC Not only did this program help me build confidence and leadership skills, but it gave me a whole new perspective on my body and how it… Read More »Peer Education in Action
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HAES® Matters: Dieting, Disease, and Weight (part 2)
From time to time the Health At Every Size® Blog will be sharing HAES Matters “roundtable” posts with our readers. The questions that appear in the HAES Matters posts are based on questions generated by participants… Read More »HAES® Matters: Dieting, Disease, and Weight (part 2)
HAES® Matters: Dieting, Disease, and Weight (part 1)
From time to time the Health At Every Size® Blog will be sharing HAES Matters “roundtable” posts with our readers. The questions that appear in the HAES Matters posts are based on questions generated by participants at ASDAH’s… Read More »HAES® Matters: Dieting, Disease, and Weight (part 1)
Looking through HAES-colored glasses for Rosie
by Deb Lemire As you have no doubt heard, earlier this month Rosie O’Donnell had a heart attack. I am a big fan of Rosie’s, always have been. She is… Read More »Looking through HAES-colored glasses for Rosie
HAES® Matters: The Skinny on Fat and Thin
From time to time the Health At Every Size® Blog will be sharing HAES Matters “roundtable” posts with our readers. The questions that appear in the HAES Matters posts are based on questions generated by participants at ASDAH’s… Read More »HAES® Matters: The Skinny on Fat and Thin
Two for the Price of One!
by Jon Robison, PhD, MS On our listserv this month there was some discussion of a recently published article entitled Financial Incentives for Extended Weight Loss: A Randomized, Controlled Trial.… Read More »Two for the Price of One!
Why Obesity is NOT an Eating Disorder
by Jon Robison, PhD, MS From time to time I overhear or read about people discussing whether obesity should be considered an Eating Disorder (ED). I have even seen obesity… Read More »Why Obesity is NOT an Eating Disorder
Stereotype Management Skills for HBO Viewers
by Deb Burgard, PhD I don’t know what HBO’s series, The Weight of the Nation*, is going to say, but if the previews are representative, you might want to use… Read More »Stereotype Management Skills for HBO Viewers
Uncommon knowledge about changes in body weight–part 1
by Lily O’Hara, BSc, Postgrad Dip Hlth Prom, MPH, PhD (c) The ‘common knowledge’ about body weight is that an increase or decrease in body weight is caused by a… Read More »Uncommon knowledge about changes in body weight–part 1
Taking the Health At Every Size® Model to School–A Lesson in Patience* and Perseverance
by Dana Schuster, MS (*Not my natural inclination) I should start off by admitting that I have been described as suffering from “Pollyanna syndrome” along with a type-A personality driven… Read More »Taking the Health At Every Size® Model to School–A Lesson in Patience* and Perseverance