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Fat Talk Free Week

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
Talking about our weight, the circumference of our thighs or our disastrous double chin is as natural (and hard to resist) as comparing ourselves to others, which is as natural (and hard to resist) as ...

Q&A with Julie Holland

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
Julie Holland, MHS, CEDS, is recognized in the industry as both a clinician and public speaker. A certified eating disorders specialist, she has directed marketing and customer relationship management programs at several leading eating disorder ...

Minding the Media: Ralph Lauren Sinks Lower and Lower

Thursday, October 15th, 2009
Model Filippa Hamilton -- 5'10" and 120 pounds -- recently was fired from Ralph Lauren for being fat. According to Hamilton, who had worked for the designer since 2002, “they fired me because they said ...

What Is Normal Eating?

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
Today, the definition of normal eating is blurry. It’s gotten lost amid buzz words like “diet,” “restriction,” “willpower” and “flat abs.” ...

Comfort Food, My Crack Cocaine

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
It has been proven time and time again that a middle aged woman has about as much chance of losing the last ten pounds of unwanted body fat as ...

Dads, Daughters and Body Image

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
We’ve already talked about how moms and daughters can help boost each other’s body image. However, moms aren’t the ...

10 Ways to Manage Your Weight on Psych Meds

Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Awhile back, a Beyond Blue reader asked me to address the problem of weight gain and medication. "How do you deal ...

Minding the Magazines: Examining an Editor’s Letter

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
If you’ve been feeling slightly off, acutely apprehensive or flat-out frightened, women’s magazines likely know the reason: Why, it’s bikini season! And forget fear, you should be plain panicked, whether the villain is your bulging ...

Moms and Daughters: Promoting a Positive Body Image

Saturday, May 9th, 2009
Does this sound familiar? You’re standing in front of your full-length mirror scrutinizing your hips or thighs, and whispering to ...

How Easily is Your Memory Manipulated?

Friday, April 3rd, 2009
You may be surprised to learn that it's easier to manipulate your memory than you might have imagined. Or so says ...

Minding the Media: Is the Thinning Economy Bringing Curves Back?

Thursday, February 19th, 2009
From time to time, we see articles proclaiming that thin is totally in or curvy is making a comeback. Oftentimes, this proclamation occurs after fuller-sized models (by fuller, we mean a size 4) grace the ...

Minding the Media: 5 Things Jessica Simpson’s Curvy Controversy Reveals

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
In the past two weeks, everyone’s been talking about Jessica Simpson, whether it’s the news media, blogs, celeb weeklies or entertainment TV shows. Even other stars are sounding off. They’ve praised Simpson’s physical appearance, ...

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