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 | Aug 3, 2016 | Body Positive, Body Respect, Body Trust®, Health at Every Size, Kindness, Nourishment, Shame Resilience
Which is an unexpected way to work in a culture filled with food voices, opinions, suggestions and diet gurus. It’s unheard of when much of the mainstream food culture teaches us all to be very weary of food. We have consciously made a choice to swim against this... by anna | Jun 23, 2016 | Body Positive, Body Respect, Body Trust®, Eating disorders, Health at Every Size, Kindness, Uncategorized
The more we learn about healing Binge Eating Disorder (BED), the more efficient and proficient the process will become. The more bias and stigma we address regarding BED, the more access we will have to healing. No matter how many BED techniques and advances we make,... 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 Hilary Kinavey | May 1, 2025 | Body Trust®
It’s not your fault! International No Diet Day is on May 6th—a day to name the harm done by a multibillion-dollar industry that has zero long-term data to back it up. Diet culture depends on you blaming yourself, over and over, so you keep coming back for more. But... by anna | Mar 22, 2016 | Be Nourished, Body Positive, Body Trust®, HAES, Health at Every Size, Inspiration, Kindness, Newsletter
Every week, there seems to be a theme in what my clients bring up in session. This week it has been “Summer is coming!” Clients whose weight cycles a lot (via dieting) wonder if their clothes will fit when they try them on the first time this year. So the... 