by Erica Leon | Nov 8, 2022 | Body Image, Diet Culture, Health at Every Size
We live in a society that too often sends the wrong messages. Diet culture is rooted in the belief that we must shrink our bodies to conform to Western beauty standards and that there is only one “right” way to eat. This belief system leads to constant body judgment,...
by Erica Leon | Oct 26, 2022 | Body Image, Diet Culture, Health at Every Size, Non-Diet Approach
The body positivity movement has impacted the clothing industry… more or less. More, in that we are seeing a record number of companies working to make their brands more inclusive. Less, because according to a wonderful summary by Lindley Ashline, “For truly inclusive...
by Erica Leon | Oct 11, 2022 | Body Image, Diet Culture, Health at Every Size, Non-Diet Approach
No matter where you are in your stage of life or in your journey with food and nutrition… we all need to be kinder to ourselves! One way to shift your thinking about your body image mindset is by learning to challenge your automatic negative thoughts about how...
by Erica Leon | Feb 29, 2020 | Eating Disorders, Eating Disorders & Prevention, Mindful & Intuitive Eating
Chances are, you know at least one person who has struggled with an eating disorder. One of the most COLLOSAL myths about eating disorders is that they have one look – usually white, young and female. Nothing could be farther from the truth. People in all types of...
by Erica Leon | Sep 27, 2019 | Body Image, Menopause, Self-Esteem, Weight Stigma
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...
