by anna | Jul 21, 2017 | Be Nourished, Embodied Practitioner, Kindness, Provider News
We want to turn your attention to a recent podcact with one of our Certified Body Trust Providers, Dr. Rachel Millner: The importance of recognizing Anorexia in people with larger bodies. If you work in healthcare, are interested in eating disorders, or are a... by anna | Jul 10, 2017 | Be Nourished, Health at Every Size
The recently released “Provider Competencies for the Prevention and Management of Obesity” requires our attention. Two doctors, with the support of 27 agencies including the Academy of Eating Disorders (face palm!), the Academy for Nutrition and Dietetics, and the... by anna | Sep 30, 2016 | Be Nourished, Body Positive, Body Respect, Body Trust®, Kindness, Uncategorized
You know how some words just start to bug you because they just lose their meaning? I’ve got a laundry list—self-esteem, body image and self-help are among them. This body image stuff confounds a lot of folks, therapists included. Many clinicians don’t feel well... by anna | Sep 9, 2016 | Be Nourished, Body Positive, Body Respect, Embodied Practitioner
When someone breaks up with diet culture to focus on healing their relationship with food, body, and self, it is not uncommon for weight gain to occur. Chances are the weight of a person, after years of chronic dieting and disordered eating behavior, is not their... by anna | Aug 19, 2016 | Be Nourished, Body Positive, Body Respect, Health at Every Size
By Hilary Kinavey, MS, LPC This happens to me pretty often. I have a round, up-front belly. It was round and up front before I was fortunate enough to carry my children in it. It was round and up front after too. Most recently, at day camp drop off, another mother... by anna | Aug 10, 2016 | Be Nourished, Eating disorders, Embodied Practitioner, Health at Every Size, Kindness
We have been researching the concept of health-ism in preparation for a webinar we are recording for the Association for Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH). (We’ll let you know when it’s available!) We came across this definition of health-ism written by Lucy Aphramor... 