Life can sometimes feel very hard and full of stress but there are ways to overcome this. The COVID pandemic is far from over, but life moves on, and we must find a return to a “new” normal. At the same time, people are struggling with multiple stressors outside of...
We must say NO to Dieting, Even When Thoughts of Weight Loss are Ever-present Well, this past week has been very stressful! Hurricane Isaias missed my mother in Florida but took out my power in New York for 7 days. I think ordinarily I would have felt a little...
Weight stigma -- or any of its synonyms: weight bias, weight discrimination, fat phobia, fat shaming, sizeism -- are all the same thing. Weight stigma impacts us all, but impacts people in larger bodies the most. Weight stigma is so pervasive that it can almost feel...
How sad that, in our culture, a woman’s relationship with her body often causes insecurity, fear, self-doubt, shame, guilt, low self-esteem, and all too often, self-hatred. The statistics are downright shocking; more than 5-10 million girls and women and 1 million...
Aging can be very stressful on women in our society, due to physical as well as emotional factors. From a physical perspective, decades of normal “wear and tear” on our bodies, particularly as we approach menopause, can contribute to health concerns requiring...
In our culture today, women* fear weight gain, at all costs, as well as aging. Perimenopause and Menopause are two words that conjure up fear in the hearts and minds of most women* and also people who are assigned female at birth. Diet culture promotes middle-aged...
Does this sound familiar to you about your body image? Laura truly believes she will be happy once she gets to a certain number on the scale. If she could only change her weight and her looks, everything in her life would be great. She would be happier in her...
As I write this, I am feeling tremendous relief and a deep sense of gratitude. Gratitude for the goodness in people. In a world that sometimes feels like it’s gone mad, I’ve had two experiences on my vacation this past week that restored my faith in common humanity....
As an eating disorder dietitian and certified intuitive eating counselor, my mission is to help people make peace with food and their bodies. I do this by using a non-diet approach to health called Intuitive Eating. I truly believe that people can be healthy in any...
With Mothers’ Day upon us, it is worth reflecting on the influences our moms have had on our food intake and behaviors, and how we, in turn, influence our children’s. My own mother just told me she would like to approach her old age with a better body - meaning...
As we approach the New Year, I am sure that many of you are thinking about your goals, resolutions, and ways to improve yourselves in 2018. Consider this: instead of burdening yourselves with restrictive diets which only lead to feelings of deprivation, backsliding...
In doing some research on body image over several generations in my family, my 86- year-old mother mentioned an incident of which she had never spoken. Imagine for a moment -- Going off to your freshman year of college a little nervous -- “Will you do well in your...
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