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Tips for attending the first ever #YWM2020Virtual (or any virtual event)
While we are unable to connect in person this year, we can thankfully still share all the education, information, and support of Obesity Action Coalition’s Annual Your Weight Matters YWM event. VIRTUALLY. Virtual conferences have been rising in popularity for the past few years, but with COVID-19, it’s become a great way to still gather […]
The House Don’t Fall When My Bones are Good – McCall Dempsey
My therapy session started off the way all hard sessions do. Me: “I’m doing great.” Therapist: “That is wonderful.” Me: “Yes. I finally feel good physically and we had a great spring break trip with the kids. I haven’t been sleeping well. But other than that little issue things are great.” My therapist began asking […]
The Anorexic Voice: I’ve never heard it
Many people with anorexia speak about having an anorexic voice in their head. They explain that anorexia speaks to them, and it is this anorexic voice that drives their behaviour. For example, anorexia may be telling them that they’ve eaten too much and they are going to gain lots of weight so eating disorder compensation […]
Fat Liberation, Diet Culture, and Reimagining Our World
Trigger Warnings: diet culture, shaming, fatphobia, descriptions of dieting, and disordered eating In 1973 a group of radical fat therapists created The Fat Underground[1], a collective of fat folks radicalizing the space of therapy to focus on eating disorders, unpack fat phobia, and interrogate the health care industrial complex that so often marginalizes fat […]
Louise Quick on the Perfect Health Retreat – Perfect Health Diet
Louise Quick on the Perfect Health Retreat NOTE: We have ONE spot remaining for the April 30-May 7, 2016, retreat. Due to obligations to our biotechnology startup, this will be the only 2016 retreat; the next retreat will be in May 2017. If you would like to come to the 2016 retreat, please act quickly. […]
Unlocking the Potential of GLP-1s
Initially developed for diabetes treatment, GLP-1 agonists have gained significant attention for their weight-loss benefits. The success of GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound has spurred a wave of research exploring their potential beyond diabetes and weight loss. Discovering secondary uses for GLP-1s The headlines are coming at us fast and hard. Just […]
Staff Spotlight, Parkavi Chellappa – The Emily Program
Tell us about yourself! I am Parkavi Chellappa (she/her), MD, the Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services in North Carolina. I have been with The Emily Program for almost seven years. How does a collaborative approach to eating disorder treatment benefit clients? Eating disorders are usually sneaky and try to find loopholes to get […]
Wellness Tool: Playfulness is Self-care
You have probably heard that play is important. Truthfully playfulness IS self-care. Engaging in play and fun activities are necessary for your overall mental and physical wellbeing. Not only will it help to reduce stress levels, but it can also improve the quality of life. First, you need to determine what is playful AND self-care. […]
I still cant believe I recovered
Tonight I watched a documentary on anorexia and found myself thinking about my time whilst I was sick. I try not to think about what life was like for me when I was at the grips of Anorexia as it was so terrorizing and painful but at the same time I think it is so […]
Just me being me. I had a stain on my shirt from…
hardrocksandsofterbodies: Just me being me. I had a stain on my shirt from the strawberry ice cream I had this afternoon. It’s genuinely nice to feel good and comfortable in my body. I’m fat, handsome, and goddamnit, I’m adorable as fuck. (via jsands84-deactivated20190111) Source link
Our Fertility Journey, Part Three
Hi hi! I am so happy to be sharing our Fertility Journey Part Three (the final part) today. If you missed it, HERE is Part One, and HERE is Part Two. Today I’ll be covering our actual Fertility Treatment, from when we started Treatment to getting pregnant with our baby who is due in less […]
Happy Bloggiversary: 11 Years Blogging
I can hardly believe it! Today is the eleven year anniversary of my starting this blog. In honor of this, I decided to give a brief overview and some new data about the past 11 years. In my very first post on August 4, 2007, Why I Am Fat, I weighed 278 pounds. I was […]