Recognizing and Resisting Diet Culture

Diet Culture is dangerous and harms people of all sizes, including by perpetuating eating disorders and making a full recovery almost impossible. But when it comes to identifying Diet Culture in a world that is sadly rife with it, there can be plenty of confusion. If we truly want to prevent eating disorders and create […]

A Letter to the Fitness Industry: The Power of Influence

Fitness is a state of health and well-being. Influence, by definition, is the capacity to affect the character and behavior of another. Having the ability to influence means you’ve earned credibility. You’ve earned respect. You are trusted. Sometimes, this incredible responsibility gets lost in the day-to-day. In fact, sometimes it’s forgotten entirely. No matter your […]

Is the Mind Something Separate from the Body?

Hi, everyone! My name is Ali, and I’ve been a fat activist for quite a while now. So, what am I doing here, on an eating disorder organization’s blog, talking about fat people stuff? Well, I think of fat people stuff and eating disorder stuff like chocolate and peanut butter—they just kind of go together. […]

NEDA Network Announces No Diet Day, May 6th!

The NEDA Network, a collaboration between NEDA and other like-minded eating disorders organizations, is working to promote No Diet Day, taking place on May 6, 2019.  Network organizations are supporting No Diet Day to encourage the rejection of diet culture and the elimination of shame associated with society’s standards of beauty and respect for all […]

Living the Best Life You Can On and Offline

Thank you to NEDA Network member Breaking the Chains Foundation for sponsoring this blog post. For most millennials, social media feels like a lifeline. That one connection you have to the rest of the world, or a chance to be whoever you want to be! While this “connection” is meant to be engaging, a source […]