by Erica Leon | Jun 29, 2019 | Body Image, Eating Disorder Recovery, Health at Every Size, Menopause
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...
by Erica Leon | Sep 11, 2017 | Mindful & Intuitive Eating
“Fears of weight gain lead some people to turn intuitive eating into another diet.” – Erica Leon Written by Ashley Seruya, B.A. Desire for weight loss is SO normal in our society, and fear of weight gain is completely understandable. We’re...
by Erica Leon | Apr 27, 2017 | Mindful & Intuitive Eating
Written by Ashley Seruya, B.A. The intuitive eating process brings about a lot of change, some of which can be downright terrifying. Enter: weight gain. It should be noted that weight gain is a possible side effect of making peace with food, but it isn’t necessarily...