by Mandy | Aug 19, 2019 | Body Positive, Body Respect, Body Trust®, Eating disorders, Health at Every Size, Inspiration, Kindness, Shame Resilience, The Weight of the World
We are horrified to see that Weight Watchers (don’t be fooled by the WW name) has launched an app called Kurbo to teach kids 8-17 how to diet to become customers for life. This app, while they say supports “healthy habits”, actually supports caloric restriction for... by Mandy | Mar 21, 2019 | Attuned Eating, Be Nourished, Book Recomendations, Eating disorders, Embodied Practitioner, Shame Resilience
It’s a common scenario, most of us have probably experienced it. We’re having lunch at work, decompressing, enjoying leftovers, maybe a sandwich and some cookies or takeout, and it happens. “I must have gained XX amount of pounds over vacation.” “I really shouldn’t be... 
by Hilary Kinavey | Mar 8, 2019 | Attuned Eating, Eating disorders
Food addiction is a phrase you’ve probably heard. It’s been used in a wide variety of contexts, with increasing frequency over the past 40 years, to invoke many of the same ideas believed about drug addiction. New science finds, though, that many widely held beliefs... 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 | 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 | Mar 23, 2016 | Eating disorders, HAES, Health at Every Size, Provider News
We recently came across this beautiful talk by Tara Brach on The Sacred Art of Listening. When we think of listening, we think of the space we hold for people’s healing process, and how the quality of our listening, not the wisdom of our words, has the biggest impact... 