Beyond the Dining Hall: A Guide to Nourishing Yourself During Your First Year of College What’s for dinner? This is a question many students will answer for themselves for the first time when they head to college this fall. While there are ample food options, we’ve found this can be quite overwhelming for kids new … Read more
Postpartum Body Image and Disordered Eating – Moms Need Care Too! Bringing a baby into the world is exciting, scary and completely life-changing. Along with the full-time task of caring for a little human, new moms face significant body changes, sleep disruption and little time to care for themselves. Many also experience shifts in mood … Read more
Why Body Image Can Feel Harder in Warm Weather (and What to Do About It) As the weather gets warmer, many people notice a shift—not just in temperature, but in how they feel about their bodies. If you’ve ever found yourself feeling more critical, self-conscious, or uncomfortable in your body during spring and summer, you’re … Read more
Reclaiming Movement — An Example Conversation in “Finding Fat* Joy” From the outside, the fitness spaces market as universal, “for all.” But for many fat folks, these spaces don’t feel neutral; they feel observed, judged, or simply not built with them in mind. Walk into a typical gym and notice who the walls, ads, and … Read more
Fat Positive Informed Consent for Glp-1 Medications – Continuing the Conversation What Informed Consent Means… or Should Mean In theory, informed consent means you’re given all the relevant information including risks, benefits, unknowns, alternatives, and the freedom to make a decision that aligns with your values. But in practice, especially when weight is involved, that process … Read more
GLP-1 Medications – Body Autonomy and Informed Consent GLP-1 medications are a prominent part of our cultural landscape right now. Often, people assume that as an anti-diet, weight-inclusive practice, we are “anti-GLP-1”. This is not the case. In fact, we aim to avoid black-and-white thinking around anything pertaining to an individual’s health. We believe deeply … Read more
Why A Comprehensive, Collaborative Care Team Is Essential in Eating Disorder Recovery Eating disorder recovery is not simply about food, weight, or willpower. It is complex medical and psychological healing that affects the brain, body, and nervous system. Because eating disorders impact nearly every system in the body and every layer of a person’s life, … Read more
A chief concern we hear from clients in perimenopause is that their body doesn’t feel like their own. We covered why in part 1 of this blog series. But, understanding the why doesn’t make the transition any easier or symptoms any less severe. Our goal here in part 2 is to empower you with information and … Read more