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OAC Community Perspectives: Breaking Barriers and Championing Change with Jordan Waters
Meet Jordan Waters, a remarkable new member of the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) who is stepping up and standing out as an advocate fighting for equal access to obesity care. Jordan’s story reveals her strength and the systemic issues many others face in their battle with obesity care. Jordan’s journey with obesity began in her […]
An Open Letter to Afro-Latinxs: You Are Enough and It’s Okay to Have Questions
Portrait of smiling curly hair woman talking on phone. By Alan Pelaez Lopez Originally published on Everyday Feminism. I have tried to write this letter for years. I used to think that I needed to apologize to my younger self for never letting myself claim both my Blackness and my Latinidad. I constantly told myself […]
Fighting Anorexia: Home to Swansea
After not being home to see my family since christmas, I really enjoyed travelling home to Swansea for the weekend with my boyfriend. Things have not been great for my family over the last few months and even though the issues are still ongoing, it was still nice to go home and see everyone. Now […]
Carmen Yiamouyiannis on the Perfect Health Retreat – Perfect Health Diet
Carmen Yiamouyiannis on the Perfect Health Retreat Carmen Yiamouyiannis of Connecticut was a guest at the May 2015 Perfect Health Retreat. Carmen kindly recorded a video for us discussing her experience at the retreat. Some highlights: “I’m a professor and I teach biology and nutrition and I liked the way he presented his material and […]
Weekend reading: A Call to Farms
Jennifer Grayson. A Call to Farms: Reconnecting to Nature, Food, and Community in a Modern World. Countryman Press, 2024. What a great title! I did a blurb for Jennifer Grayson’s previous book, Unlatched: The Evolution of Breastfeeding and the Making of a Controversy, and was happy to have the chance to blurb this one too, […]
5 Keys to Coping with the Holidays
Despite its festivities, the holiday season can present a number of challenges for thosein eating disorder recovery. For some, family time can be stressful. Food is often abundant and not on a regular schedule. In many cases, individuals leave the comforts of their homes and routines in order to celebrate with others. Those with co-occurring […]
Joce: Increasing Visibility of Invisible Illness | ANAD
F45.1, somatic symptom disorder. F50.02, anorexia nervosa, binging and purging subtype. i grieve for the fifteen-year-old version of me who didn’t have an understanding of what these diagnoses meant for me, how they would follow me. i didn’t understand why or how having a mental health diagnosis would make it harder for me to seek […]
STOP HATING YOUR BODY – vasoconstrict: Me as Birth of Venus by…
StopHatingYourBody a place of encouragement, a place to discuss body image, insecurities, self-esteem, and everything under the umbrella of fighting self-hate and finding self-love. We aspire to hold space for groups that are under/misrepresented in media, to uplift the narratives and give attention to body positive folx, women,LGBTQIA+, people of color, people of different sizes, […]
Finding Strength in My One Boob Reflection – McCall Dempsey
One week ago I was hunched over in the ER with a 102 fever, waiting to be admitted and fearing the unknown. After posting Red, Hot and Angry Boob, my fever quickly spiked and the next several days were a blur. I finally made it to a hospital room at 2am with little rest to […]
Retraining Your Brain Away from Shame
Hey, everybody welcome back to the podcast. Or welcome if this is your first episode. You know, I know I, I actually just naturally say the same thing as I begin recording each of these episodes. And I always think I should say something different. Because I said this last time and the time before […]
Seriously, What is Life Like for Babies in the Womb? – BeautyBeyondBones
Hello from this eight month pregnant gal! Yep! I am officially 33 weeks pregnant with a BIG baby! Get this dress! We just went in for a “growth” ultrasound on Tuesday — which is common when babies are in the 96th percentile. And she is doing wonderfully! She’s in the correct “head-down” position, and all […]
What Is Disordered Eating? 4 Kinds… Why? Is This You?
Disordered eating is any eating that is not balanced and nutritional. It can present itself with restricting, starving, over-eating, or fear of unhealthy food. 3 Kinds of Disordered Eating Anorexia Nervosa Binge Eating Compulsive Overeating Restricting Why? Disordered Eating is a result of feelings and thoughts that are not being addressed in a healthier way. […]