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... by anna | May 24, 2016 | Be Nourished, Body Positive, Body Trust®, Health at Every Size, Kindness
How many times have you sat in a circle of people who believe they are devoted to making the world a better place and yet the conversations about bodies and health devolve into judgment, shame and blame? Weight bias, overt and often unnamed, runs amok between us. Bias... by anna | May 19, 2016 | Be Nourished
The New York Times reported the findings of a follow-up study of Season 8 Biggest Loser contestants. Although the unsustainability and negative metabolic effects of dieting have been well documented, researchers were surprised and dismayed to hear that the majority of... by anna | May 6, 2016 | Be Nourished, Body Positive, Body Respect, Body Trust®, Health at Every Size, Kindness, Nourishment, Shame Resilience
Today is International No Diet Day, a day to highlight the harm done by a multibillion dollar industry that has no data, absolutely ZERO long term data, to support it. This industry depends on you blaming yourself over and over again so you keep coming back for more....