How to pushback against diet culture: Now that we understand the power of the diet industry, the pressure of diet culture, but also the negative effects it can have on you, here are some ways that you can contribute to pushing back against diet culture, when situations around you seem to encourage it. If diet…
Pride month has been celebrated in June for decades. It was established to commemorate the Stonewall Riots in 1969, to raise awareness about issues the LGBTQ2+ community still faces and to amplify their voices. One issue that is rampant among people from the LGBTQ2+ community that is not often talked about is eating disorders. The…
In Part 1 of this blog series, we discuss the insidious nature of diet culture that falsely glorifies losing weight at all costs. We explored several ways that diet culture seeps into our mindset and how very early on in our childhood, we are told that being fat is bad. We learn that messaging early…
In the midst of uncertainty, emotions are prominent and avoiding them feels challenging. Some choose to respond by “shoulding“ and suggesting that we take this “down time“ to become healthy, fit, lose weight and live our best lives. I’m not part of this camp. You can’t run away from emotions because you’re a human and…