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
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Reasons Why I Am Thankful for the HAES® Message and Size Acceptance (and Why I NEED it in My Life)
by Dr. Jenny Copeland May our daily choices be a reflection of our deepest values,and may we use our voices to speak for those who need us most,those who have… Read More »Reasons Why I Am Thankful for the HAES® Message and Size Acceptance (and Why I NEED it in My Life)
A Dream Come True—The Power of Community
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
Finding the Compassion in our Peace Movement
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
Wellness at the Workplace—The Safeway Debacle
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
A Dietitian’s Road to HAES
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
Workplace Wellness and Weight
by Fall Ferguson, JD, MA Recent news reports have featured stories about U.S. employers instituting “wellness programs” that wind up requiring some employees to pay more for their health insurance… Read More »Workplace Wellness and Weight
HAES Consideration Self-Applied
by Dana Schuster, MS For the past two months I have been recovering from bilateral knee replacement surgery. Yep, I did them both at once—a decision that has been described… Read More »HAES Consideration Self-Applied
Health Is Not a Destination
by Amy Herskowitz, MSc In April of 2010, I participated in a genetic study offered by the Women’s College Hospital Research Institute in collaboration with the University of Toronto, to… Read More »Health Is Not a Destination
HAES® Matters: A Health At Every Size® Model for Our Children
From time to time the Health At Every Size® Blog shares HAES Matters “roundtable” posts with our readers. The questions that appear in this HAES Matters post are based on questions generated by participants… Read More »HAES® Matters: A Health At Every Size® Model for Our Children