12/4/24 12/4/24

"Me Little Me": An Authentic Portrayal of Eating Disorder Recovery

At the beginning of November, I was thrilled to attend an online screening of the independent film Me Little Me! It’s a thought-provoking work that shows aspects of the eating disorder recovery experience not typically represented in the mainstream, making it an incredibly important film, and I thought I’d share a bit about what makes it unique in an effort to highlight all the ways society so often gets it wrong. Below is a list of the ways in which Me Little Me veers away from common – and highly problematic – tropes about eating disorders.

6/25/24 6/25/24

Same Anti-Fatness, Different Look: An Analysis of the "Ob*sity Bill of Rights"

Upon first learning of the existence of the “Ob*sity Bill of Rights,” it may be tempting to look upon it as a tool for addressing anti-fatness in healthcare settings. While the packaging is pretty, though, what’s inside isn’t nearly as appealing. I’ve put together an analysis of the contents of the bill, and though this isn’t a complete list, it will hopefully draw attention to some of the document’s glaring issues.

3/21/24 3/21/24

Losing More Than Just Weight: Ozempic, Wegovy, and the Harms They Can - and Will - Create

By now, you’ve all likely heard much of the buzz surrounding the drugs Ozempic, Wegovy, and others like them, which are now being widely prescribed for weight loss. I’ve been deeply troubled by this for quite some time, and recently I watched a webinar from the Center for Body Trust, titled "Let's Talk About Weight Loss Injectables," with in-depth dialogues surrounding these issues. Today I am offering a very condensed synopsis of some of the points in the webinar and how they support my criticisms of these medications as tools for weight loss. I highly recommend watching the webinar, which is still available for purchase on a sliding scale if you would like to dive deeper.

10/10/23 10/10/23

Brilliance? I'm Not Sure: Barbie, Body Image, and Legacy

7/11/23 7/11/23

The Path to Wellness Isn't 10,000 Steps Long

4/28/23 4/28/23

The Whale, Brendan Fraser, and Fat Representation: How Tired, Uncreative, and Harmful Tropes Perpetuate Eating Disorders

3/1/23 3/1/23

An Eating Disorder Specialist’s Response to the 2023 Guidelines from American Academy of Pediatrics

10/25/22 10/25/22

How Weight Stigma is Leading to a Less Kind World: Breaking Down the Myths Around Weight

8/15/22 8/15/22

Workplace Food and Body Liberation

7/29/22 7/29/22

You Don’t Need to have Bulimia or Anorexia to Have an Eating Disorder

7/5/22 7/5/22

Why is Eating Disorder Training Being Left out of Medical Schools?

12/7/21 12/7/21

Examining Dated Eating Disorder Views With Dr. Marcella Raimondo

10/8/21 10/8/21

Why it's So Hard to Treat Eating Disorders in an Oppressive Diet Culture World

7/21/21 7/21/21

Expanding our Potential for Healing from Eating Disorders through Diversity of Perspectives and Lived Experiences

"A Hunger So Wide and So Deep, by Becky W. Thompson. To say that this book resonated with me doesn't even capture what happened. It did more. Reading those stories, I felt seen, validated and soothed... and it was everything to me. "