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Why I Don’t Care if You Love Your Body

You don’t have to love your body to feel good about yourself. Body acceptance is better for a lot of people–here’s how to learn it.

Updated on October 12, 2020April 23, 2020anorexia anti-diet anxiety binge eating body image bulimia eating disorder orthorexia recovery

#ScrewYourBeautyStandards

I used to be mad at myself for not being good enough. Then I realized our culture’s definition of beauty is narrow and oppressive to women, and I turned that anger to where it should be placed.

Updated on October 12, 2020September 13, 2018anorexia anxiety binge eating body image bulimia dealing with emotions depression eating disorder negative thinking panic attacks perfectionism recovery resiliency

A Potential Flaw in Positive Thinking Psychology

There’s a lot of talk these days about positive thinking and how important it is to change your thinking to improve your health and happiness. And while I won’t argue that our mindset affects our feelings and behavior (because I believe it absolutely does), I am concerned that we can put too much emphasis on …

Updated on June 2, 2018June 1, 2018anorexia body image bulimia perfectionism recovery

Try This Technique to Avoid Body Comparing

It is so hard to look at people in the media and not compare ourselves. Sometimes without even noticing it, we start taking note of how “perfect” someone else looks as well as of all the ways we don’t measure up to that. “I’m so out of shape…I wish my stomach was that flat…I want …