Being a parent has made me think hard about my values about food and eating, for a variety of reasons: suddenly Eric and I became responsible for all the food that’s available to a human being, how much choice he gets and when, how mealtimes work, how he hears his parents talking about food and [...]
“In fact I have never met a woman who could stand up straight and declare, without embarrassment, that she liked her body. And I find that ineffably sad.” – “Body Image and Body Acceptance,” Gappy Tales That link will take you to a great post that, among other things, calls for “women of all shapes and [...]
New Year’s Resolutions PSA: don’t let the diet talk get you down
‘Tis the season for diet talk, for agonizing over ‘naughty’ holiday fat-and-sugar consumption and pledging to lose weight during 2013 … perhaps in time for ‘swimsuit season.’ And for advertisers to prey upon our fears and doubts about our own bodies. But I just want to tell you, in the face of all that: You [...]