Exclusion
by Fall Ferguson, JD, MA The U.S. Supreme Court’s Burwell v. Hobby Lobby decision, ostensibly about abortion and religious liberty, may not seem like a Health At Every Size® issue… Read More »Exclusion
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HAES Pebbles
by Fall Ferguson, JD, MA Ripple Effect: “a situation in which one event causes a series of other events to happen.” Lately I have been working with the metaphor of… Read More »HAES Pebbles
The Part of the Problem, Problem
by Fall Ferguson, JD, MA There is no more neutrality in the world. You either have to be part of the solution, or you’re going to be part of the… Read More »The Part of the Problem, Problem
HAES® Matters: Understanding the New HAES Principles
From time to time the Health At Every Size® Blog shares HAES Matters “roundtable” posts with our readers. The questions below were posed by the ASDAH Blog Committee to some… Read More »HAES® Matters: Understanding the New HAES Principles
Beyond Awareness
by Fall Ferguson, JD, MA It’s National Eating Disorder Awareness Week (NEDAW) in the U.S. this week (February 23-March 1, 2014). When I learned that my regularly scheduled post would… Read More »Beyond Awareness
Speculations on Healthism and Privilege
by Fall Ferguson, JD, MA Every once in a while – most often on Facebook or in the online comments to a blog post – I encounter the idea that… Read More »Speculations on Healthism and Privilege
A Different Kind of Understanding
by Fall Ferguson, JD, MA Next week is Weight Stigma Awareness Week. As I pondered what to write about that, I found myself getting irritated that we need an awareness… Read More »A Different Kind of Understanding
Workplace Wellness—What can we do?
By Fall Ferguson, JD, MA I and others writing for this blog have pointed out some significant problems with our current approach to workplace wellness. Employers have indicated in recent… Read More »Workplace Wellness—What can we do?