As 2020 becomes a memory, the words I hear to describe the year most are “dumpster fire.” And, in many ways, that is accurate. COVID-19, in particular, has been devastating. I lost two beloved family members this year — one of them to COVID-19. However, for me, 2020 has also Read more…
Music can be healing. It can make us feel understood, less alone, more hopeful. In these ways, listening to music is an essential form of self-care for many people, including people recovering from eating disorders. Below are ten songs that I have found incredibly empowering or relatable for me on Read more…
So? She is also one of my heroes. I just finished reading Marilyn Wann’s 1998 book (based on her zine by the same name), Fat!So? Because You Don’t Have to Apologize for your Size. When I started reading Fat!So?, I began transcribing quotes and thinking about what I would write about this book, Read more…
Learn from Sabrina Strings’s 2019 book about how the racial discourse of fatness “not only denigrated black women, it also served as the driver for the creation of slenderness as the proper form of embodiment for elite white Christian women.
Why am I so vehemently against diet culture? Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, a registered dietitian nutritionist and certified intuitive eating counselor explains it eloquently. Christy’s Food Psych Podcast has transformed my life. In 2016, Food Psych was my introduction to the Health at Every Size and Intuitive Eating approaches. In the four years Read more…
People with “atypical” anorexia can suffer from the same severe and even deadly medical and psychological impacts as people with anorexia. However, clinicians, indoctrinated into diet culture, often prescribe weight loss (i.e., diet and exercise) for people with higher-weight anorexia.
The message that I found most helpful in this book was this: I need to accept myself at a higher weight.
For me, January used to be a month of “healthy eating” and exercise, quickly followed by a February of chocolate and rest. During my recovery journey, I realized I could not make progress toward recovery while perpetuating this harmful cycle. Thus, I abandoned traditional new year resolutions. In January 2019, Read more…
By Anon Trigger warning: This post includes stories of suicidal ideation and sexual assault. If you or a loved one is considering suicide, get help! You can call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). If you’ve experienced sexual assault, you deserve support. Please call RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Telephone Read more…
Trigger warning: This post includes stories of suicidal ideation. If you or a loved one is considering suicide, get help! You can call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). If you are experiencing a mental health emergency or crisis, call 911. Suicide affects us all. As the tenth leading Read more…
