by Karen | Jan 9, 2022 | Body Image, Diet Mentality, Health at Every Size, Intuitive Eating, Weight Stigma
Stepping Into the Great Unknown: Are you living an embodied life? If you struggle with disordered eating and body image issues, chances are you have learned to disconnect from your body. It isn’t safe to inhabit your body (or as I like to call the body our Earth...
by Karen | Dec 11, 2021 | Body Image, Diet Mentality, Fat Ally, Health at Every Size, Intuitive Eating, Recovery, Weight Stigma
What is Thin Privilege? Thin Privilege grants folks in smaller bodies greater access to resources compared to someone in a larger body. Those with thin privilege face less discrimination in our society that unfairly equates thinness with health as well as perpetuates...
by Karen | Oct 19, 2021 | Body Image, Diet Mentality, Fat Ally, Food & Nutrition, Health at Every Size, Intuitive Eating, Uncategorized, Weight Stigma
When I was 17 I moved to Switzerland to spend my “gap” year as an exchange student. At the time I didn’t recognize the extreme privilege in this experience. Newly graduated from high school, this was my opportunity to ski and hike the Swiss Alps. Little did I know...
by Karen | Sep 17, 2021 | Body Image, Diet Mentality, Food & Nutrition, Health at Every Size, Intuitive Eating, Mindful Eating, Weight Stigma
Do you feel pressure to live a “healthy” lifestyle? Do you feel guilty if you eat “junk” foods? What is your definition of “health”? Is it the mere absence of disease? Does it take into account the psycho-social determinants of health? What about our...
by Karen | May 16, 2021 | Body Image, Fat Ally, Health at Every Size, Intuitive Eating, Mindful Eating, Recovery, Weight Stigma
Picture of my cousin Lee and I. I am 2 years old in this photo. Body hatred killed my cousin. I had a dream about it before it even happened. I felt it deep in my bones that something bad was going to happen. The last time I saw my cousin Lee, we hugged one another...