If you’re anything like me, you’ll have seen many an expert encouraging us to sit down to a family meal on a regular basis. It’s good, we’re told, in all sorts of ways. One particular report, for example, in the journal Pediatrics recently pointed out that routine family meals can even result in adolescents eating more fruits and […]
[fusion_text] Every day, smart folks who are killing diet-culture with kindness shoot for unlikely outcomes. We send out our columns, pitch our books, ask for a change, put up well documented reserach… There are two ways we can keep going: ONE: Realize that the odds are against you, and keep going anyway. This means keeping […]
[fusion_text]Well, that’s over. Fat-phobia is now a thing of the past. And we’ll only get more sophisticated and more compassionate. We can see the harm better than ever. Which means that anything that’s ever been written about thin being the holy-grail of health now looks antiquated and sad. Which in turn means that all the privilege of being thin […]
[fusion_text]Can your next decision (not idea, not thought, but decision) pass this test? Can you be responsible for the outcome? Have you taken the time needed to make a clear choice, not halfheartedly clutched at the first thing that came to mind? Was everyone you needed to consult with consulted, leaving no key party (consciously) missing? Can you see […]
The difference between healthy eating and unhealthy eating has nothing to do with food. It has to do with context. Most people put the onus on what you eat. I say it’s how you eat. Healthy eating is as simple and as hard as that. What healthy eaters do Healthy eaters eat what they like. And they stop when they […]
1. You’re all for body positivity, as long as it doesn’t make you fat 2. You’re waiting for your diet to end, and then you’ll be body positive 3. You think it’s okay for her to be body positive, she’s thinner than you 4. You think emotional eating is ‘bad’ 5. You think your […]
A few weeks ago I was hiking with a friend. It was a beautiful day, we were climbing a steep track to seek a magical vista. It’s the kind of afternoon I live for. Along the way, we stopped for a drink. At which point, she offered me a piece of chocolate. Now, don’t get […]
We wouldn’t care about emotional eating (do we really care about the odd emotional netflix binge or occasional emotional purchase?) We wouldn’t care if people saw us eat in our car. We’d enjoy it, dust ourselves off and move on.
No one has ever changed the world alone. Of course, smart, strong, passion filled folk have worked their butts off to cause change. But change happened not because of the thing they invented or created, or believed, but because others followed. It was the others, really, who changed the world. They took up the mantle. […]
When I was fourteen like so many young people do, I looked at myself one day and decided, my body is the shit of the earth. Have you ever thought badly about your own body? Have you ever worried that your child or family member or loved one hates theirs and it’s diminishing their life? […]