Take a moment to slow down and reflect. Do you remember when you first learned about Health At Every Size®? How and when did you decide that you would practice dietetics from a weight inclusive approach? What personal, educational, or experiential factors led you to where you are today? Whatever the roots, working from a…
Diet talk: We see and hear it everywhere. The media applauds “clean eating,” while your next-door neighbor sings the praises of low-carb, and your aerobics instructor endorses anything low-fat. It’s exhausting. Dieting and restriction not only contribute to the development of disordered eating and eating disorders, but they also have negative impacts on female reproductive…
“It is difficult to believe that your recovery is the most important thing when diet culture and a fatphobic world are telling you that the most important thing, by far, is being thin by any means necessary.” – Ragen Chastain Living in a technology-and-media-saturated world, the message that our bodies are flawed attacks us from…
This post was written and submitted by EDRDpro member Caroline L. Young, MS, RD, LD, RYT. Connect with Caroline at caroyoung1121@yahoo.com or on her website at http://www.thewholeyogird.com Ever since I knew I was going to become a registered dietitian (RD), I dreamt of merging my yoga background with my nutrition expertise – a fusion of Eastern…
This post was written and submitted by Shelby Gordon. Connect with Shelby by emailing her at shebyl@fitflexibleandfluid.com If there were an award for dieting – I would win it, hands down. I’m beyond an Olympic medalist, World Champion, PhD, or Rhodes Scholar in dieting. I could win a Nobel Prize. I first realized I was…
“Food, no matter how pure, cannot fill the space in your soul that longs for love and spiritual experience. If you are trying to use it for this purpose, you may have gone astray on your journey.” Steven Bratman, MD Can the pursuit of healthy eating be taken to an unhealthy extreme? Conversations around orthorexia…
This post was written and submitted by Hannah Frazee. Hannah is a junior at the University of Iowa who is rooted in the Health at Every Size paradigm and is especially interested in studying how systemic oppression impacts health outcomes. You can connect with her on Instagram at @haesrd2be Health at Every Size (HAES) practitioners…
The post was written and submitted by Grace Russell. Grace is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian working with clients with eating disorders in both a private practice and an inpatient hospital setting. She is very passionate about reducing the stigma of eating disorders and is currently learning how to weave body image practices into her work. In her…
The media’s portrayal of eating disorders is riddled with stereotypes. These exclusionary understandings fuel the illusion that people experiencing eating disorders look only one way, obscuring the reality that people of all genders, races, incomes, body sizes, sexual orientations, and abilities struggle with food and body disturbances. Receiving an accurate diagnosis and effective treatment can…
Social comparison, including body comparison, is rampant in our culture today. Body image disturbances are prevalent across the spectrums of age, ability, sexual and gender identity, racial and ethnic groups, and socioeconomic status. You’re not alone if you feel that your pursuit to “fix” your perceived flaws feels like you’re on a hamster wheel, endlessly…