Body Image
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Fitness Trackers Fuel Obsession and Dependence
***TRIGGER WARNING: ED thoughts and behaviors discussed Valentine’s Day 2015. Steve made an incredible meal and my family was all together. I love that my Dad is looking at my Mom (taking the…
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Let’s End Body Shaming
**TRIGGER WARNING: Body shaming. We have the power to end body shaming. That’s right. You. Me. Him. Her. They. All of us. It will require some tough work, but we can do it.…
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The Problem with Beautiful
There is something remarkable about talking to thirteen year-olds about eating disorders. They’re old enough to understand the complexities of a very uncomfortable subject, yet young enough that they aren’t yet fully engulfed by society’s obsession with weight…
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Cease-Fire
I can’t remember a time when I didn’t have a negative body image. The crippling doubt, loneliness, shame and depression that accompanied my self-hatred started long before eating disordered thoughts and behaviors showed up and remained after the eating…
