Fat Talk as a Microaggression
by Ashley Kasardo, Psy.D. You look great, have you lost weight? I’m so fat. I shouldn’t eat that. I don’t think of you as fat. Have you seen how much… Read More »Fat Talk as a Microaggression
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WARNING: This Post is High in Trans Fat (May Contain Nuts).
by Sara Connell Please be aware this piece includes descriptions of bullying as well as eating disorder behaviors which may be triggering for some. Some language notes: “transgender” refers to… Read More »WARNING: This Post is High in Trans Fat (May Contain Nuts).
Body Peace, World Peace: Freeing Ourselves and Each Other Through Yoga
by Julie Norman, BS, E-RYT I came to know body peace and recovered from an eating disorder long before I ever struck a pose, saw a therapist, or journaled. However when… Read More »Body Peace, World Peace: Freeing Ourselves and Each Other Through Yoga
Amanda and the Myth of a Single Story
by Judith Matz, LCSW One of my favorite authors, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, grew up in Nigeria and has an excellent TED talk where she explains the danger of a single… Read More »Amanda and the Myth of a Single Story
2014 In Review
Happy 2015! And now a word from our sponsor (ASDAH). Just say NO! to New Year resolutions that involve damaging your self-esteem, messing with your metabolism and reinforcing the need… Read More »2014 In Review
“Body Acceptance” in the Media
In the past weeks there have been at least two articles about size/body acceptance that have wiggled their way into the mainstream media. Both are complicated in that the messages… Read More »“Body Acceptance” in the Media
My Mom Has a Disease
by Lizabeth Wesely-Casella My mom has muscular dystrophy. It’s a disease that wastes the muscles and grows increasingly more serious over time. My mom will die with a brain as… Read More »My Mom Has a Disease
One by One
To celebrate the ten-year anniversary of Judith Matz’s and Ellen Frankel’s Beyond a Shadow of a Diet: The Comprehensive Guide to Treating Binge Eating Disorder, Compulsive Eating, and Emotional Overeating… Read More »One by One
In the summer haze, a season full of HAES-inspired events!
by Amy Herskowitz,MSc Being connected to various size acceptance and fat activism listservs, blogs, online groups and social media sites allows us to broadcast some of the incredible events going… Read More »In the summer haze, a season full of HAES-inspired events!
From Shame to Love — My Journey to Size Acceptance
by Lisa Ann Citarella Shame I saw the look in your eyes, When I couldn’t squeeze my thighs into those size 14 jeans. I’ll never be a size 4, you’ll… Read More »From Shame to Love — My Journey to Size Acceptance