Fatphobia, or weight stigma as it is often referred to, impacts us all, but impacts people in larger bodies the most. We are a culture that equates *fat* with ill health, and often describes fat people as lazy, unintelligent, or sloppy. This diet culture that we live in creates a fear of fat and blatant discrimination for people of size. My story is about someone who could be you, or any one … [Read more...] about A Story about the Fear of Fat for One Family
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It’s May Day! Are you ready?
Are you calling for help when it comes to your food and body image? But struggling? Your family and friends do not always understand why you feel the way you do and eat the way you do when it comes to your nutrition. Judgement can derail us easily and have you calling MAYDAY looking for help. Searching for a way to change your habits and thoughts in the best way possible for you - not … [Read more...] about It’s May Day! Are you ready?
Intuitive Eating and Deprivation: AKA Why You’re Still Bingeing
Intuitive eating can feel like a big leap of faith, but what happens when you start and it just feels like you’re failing over and over again? What happens when the bingeing, the main thing that the intuitive eating was supposed to cure, just won’t stop? Written by Ashley Seruya, B.A. … [Read more...] about Intuitive Eating and Deprivation: AKA Why You’re Still Bingeing
Recipes for Eating Disorder Recovery, Spring Edition!
Written by Ashley Seruya, BA When I (Ashley) first started my journey towards eating disorder recovery, I recall one simple phrase that I thought to myself over and over again: “What the hell do I eat now?” Having followed various food rules for so long, I was at a point where my brain felt inundated with contradictory, confusing nutrition information. Not only that, but I was just dipping … [Read more...] about Recipes for Eating Disorder Recovery, Spring Edition!
Erica & Ashley’s Recovery Recipe Roundup: March Edition!
When I (Ashley) first started my journey towards eating disorder recovery, I recall one simple phrase that I thought to myself over and over again: “What the hell do I eat now?” Having followed various food rules for so long, I was at a point where my brain felt inundated with contradictory, confusing nutrition information. Not only that, but I was just dipping my toes into intuitive eating, a … [Read more...] about Erica & Ashley’s Recovery Recipe Roundup: March Edition!
Why I Won’t Be Going Vegan… Like, Ever…Ashley Blogs
Though the Grapefruit Diet and the like may finally have been condemned, there are other pseudo diets that lurk in the mainstream, masquerading as the key to optimal health while continuing to promote restriction, fear of foods, and disordered eating. For many of us who have dealt with disordered eating or eating disorders, vegetarianism, veganism, a gluten free lifestyle, and so forth can be a … [Read more...] about Why I Won’t Be Going Vegan… Like, Ever…Ashley Blogs