Punching holes in the Matrix
by Dr Rick Kausman, MD I have always loved the movie ‘The Matrix’. I watched it again recently with my daughter Meaghan, and I can’t help but be struck by… Read More »Punching holes in the Matrix
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On Ethics
by Fall Ferguson, JD, MA A well-known bioethicist named Daniel Callahan recently advocated for the intentional infliction of weight stigma. He has written an article in The Hastings Center Report… Read More »On Ethics
From Dieter to Diet Survivor
by Judith Matz, LCSW Just as the month of January brings the typical frenzy of diet ads that bombard us from the airwaves, magazine covers, and the Internet, there has… Read More »From Dieter to Diet Survivor
HAES® Matters: Exercise and the HAES model (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 at ASDAH’s… Read More »HAES® Matters: Exercise and the HAES model (part 2)
Reading the Signs
by Fall Ferguson, JD, MA Sometimes I feel that I am witnessing the beginnings of a paradigm shift away from the war on obesity and toward a more diverse and… Read More »Reading the Signs
2013, we are resolved!
Well, the world did not end as was predicted (again), so here we are facing a new year begging us to make yet another new year’s resolution. Sigh. A resolution.… Read More »2013, we are resolved!
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
HEALTH—A Holistic, Species-Specific Definition
by Jon Robison, PhD The World Health Organization defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” In… Read More »HEALTH—A Holistic, Species-Specific Definition
HAES® Matters: Exercise and the HAES model (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: Exercise and the HAES model (part 1)
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)