by Deb Burgard, PhD From the ASDAH Blog Committee: A study published on December 3, 2013 in the Annals of Internal Medicine (“Are Metabolically Healthy Overweight and Obesity Benign Conditions?:… Read More »Examining the So-Called “Evidence”
by Fall Ferguson, JD, MA October is a fun month for me as a teacher. It’s the beginning of our academic year, and I have the privilege of introducing our… Read More »In the Doorway
by Dr. Jenny Copeland, PsyD Every now and then, it’s good to take stock of your life: of where you are and where you want to be. Have you achieved… Read More »What Does It Mean To Love Your Body?
It’s Weight Stigma Awareness Week (WSAW), an initiative from the Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA) with the goals of: increasing awareness of the pervasiveness and destructive nature of weight stigma,… Read More »It’s Weight Stigma Awareness Week
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
by Dr. Jenny Copeland, PsyD From the ASDAH Blog Committee: Last month, the Health At Every Size® Blog initiated a series of “Building Bridges” interviews which will explore the impact… Read More »Building Bridges: Interview with Rebecca Puhl (Part 2)
by Rev. Dr. E-K Daufin [To read the first part of this blog post, please click here.] On the first full day of the conference, two different women looked at my… Read More »The Long Road Home (to the ASDAH Conference) – Part 2
by Jenny Copeland, PsyD From the ASDAH Blog Committee: The Health At Every Size® Blog is stepping outside of our HAES® files “comfort zone” this week to present the first… Read More »Building Bridges: Interview with Rebecca Puhl (Part 1)
by Deah Schwartz, Ed.D, CTRS, CCC What if I told you an obscene number of girls between the ages of three and sixteen are being abused against their will and that:… Read More »What If??
by Jenny Copeland, PsyD Who gets to decide what is desirable? Who defines the standards for beauty? At what point did it become acceptable – the norm even – for… Read More »The Skinny on … skinny?