by Erica Leon | Nov 21, 2025
Why Holiday Meals Are So Hard to Navigate During Eating Disorder Recovery. Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas… they are all synonymous with family, festivities and FOOD. While the notion of gathering with loved ones around the table is pleasant for some, for many...
by Erica Leon | Jun 17, 2023
Our team of dietitians and Intuitive Eating Specialists focus on breaking barriers whenever we talk to groups about working with our clients, many of whom have eating disorders. There are so many misperceptions and misconceptions about eating disorders, and today I...
by Erica Leon | Feb 5, 2023
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...
by Erica Leon | Nov 8, 2022
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
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...
