Poor body image can have a range of negative social effects. Body image is how we think and feel about our bodies and how we imagine we look. Our image may have nothing to do with our actual appearance; it’s all about our self-perceptions. Poor body image can lead to disordered eating, compulsive exercise, depression, […]
Cultivating Body Acceptance through Mindfulness
An estimated 30 million Americans suffer from eating disorders like anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating, while tens of millions more are plagued by distorted images of their bodies. Those who struggle with body image and eating disorders need to find ways to move from a judgmental approach to one rooted in compassion. How can we […]
Recovery looks like this
Want to know what the biggest fear of being recovered from an eating disorder is? The shape of one’s body when they are recovered. They desperately want to know, “What does recovery look like?” The reality is we don’t know for each person. But what we can absolutely talk about is what recovery looks like […]
Insta-Famous
We now live in a world where social media dominates our lives, even if we won’t admit that it does. A “look at me” selfie, filter, photo shop obsessed world. People often portray themselves and their lives to be more grandiose than it really is. An image of perfection, glamour, popularity, and happiness can be […]
Problem with TLC’s MBFFL
I just finished watching the first two episodes of season two of TLC’s My Big Fat Fabulous Life. This is a show about Whitney Thore, an highly charismatic woman living her life in a large body. I avoided the first season as I didn’t expect much from the promo clips I saw, fearing it was […]
Brave for Wearing a Bikini?
I came across this great interview/mini article the other day, and it got my wheels spinning. Brittany Gibson is the author of “Fat Girl Walking,” and in addition she is a blogger and activist for positive body image for all. I especially enjoyed her use of the word “fat” as a way to take away […]
Flawed Perception
Have you seen the pictures or heard the buzz about Cindy Crawford’s leaked photos of her untouched and un-Photoshopped body? Probably. It’s big news. CNN published an article (see link below) about it and called it empowering. Would I consider the photos empowering? I don’t think so. Would I call the photos real? Absolutely. The […]