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I’m Fat on the Inside

Body Image, Bulimia, Recovery, Weight Stigma

Once a year, the grocery store checkout magazines come out with their “Half my Size!” issue, featuring people who have dropped a significant amount of weight. They stand in one leg of their old jeans or flex in trendy athletic wear, smiling…

Raising Resilient Kids in a Fat Shaming World

Parents & Caregivers, Weight Stigma

We want our kids to grow up feeling strong and confident in their bodies. We’ve learned a lot about what to do—and what not to do—to promote a positive body image. We know better than to comment on other people’s weight and engage in…

The Weight I Carry

Binge Eating Disorder, Recovery, Weight Stigma

The family story about me that has enthralled me most has to do with my thighs. My mother says that the nurses who cared for me in the hospital nursery would pick up my newborn legs and laugh about the immense size of my thighs--far too big…

Society Must Stop Fearing Fat

Weight Stigma

A picture is worth a thousand words, but what about the words themselves? For people who have struggled with an eating disorder, words can play a huge role in whether or not they engage in ED behaviors. Words and language are such critical elements…

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