Last week was Weight Stigma Awareness Week, a time to recognize the very real harm caused by weight-based bias. While people of all body sizes can experience weight stigma—through comments, assumptions, or pressure to look a certain way—it is especially harmful for those living in larger bodies, who face higher rates of discrimination in healthcare, work, […]

Diet Culture, Intuitive Eating

September 30, 2025

Weight Stigma: The Hidden Barrier to Health

(from doctors, loved ones, etc.) You’ve just received a weightloss recommendation. Whether you are already on the journey of letting go of dieting and making peace with your body (at any size) or this is something that you have considered (or not considered) but are scared to do, it can be disheartening to hear from […]

Body Image, Diet Culture

September 7, 2023

How to Handle Weightloss Recommendations

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Outside of this blog post, I am not supportive of the term ‘obesity’. Read on to learn why. Many sources weigh in on their opinion of the effects of childhood obesity. But what are the facts, and what are just myths? If you haven’t heard the news, The American Academy of Pediatrics announced a comprehensive […]

Diet Culture

March 7, 2023

The Effects of Childhood Obesity: 4 Myths

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