This roundtable discussion series is a collaboration between NEDA and the Yoga and Body Image Coalition. NEDA and the Yoga and Body Image Coalition are excited to announce the second...
This week, as we near the close of Weight Stigma Awareness Week, I have felt deeply reflective about my own eating disorder journey. When my TEDx Talk, “In a World...
In 2017, jobs site Fairygodboss showed a picture of a larger-bodied woman to 500 hiring professionals and asked if they would consider employing her. Only 15.6% of respondents said they...
Many healthcare providers struggle with how or why weight stigma is a public health concern. The truth is, if you care about health, you should care about weight stigma. The...
The topic of body image is a constant discussion topic in the eating disorders community, especially more and more as we begin to see the harmful effects of diet culture...
Gather ‘round, kids. Once upon a time, when I arrived for psychology grad school on the west coast, I started a dance class for fat women. “We Dance” was emphatically...
As a person who’s never been fat, I’m not an authority on weight stigma. And as a person in recovery from an eating disorder (ED), it can sometimes be difficult...
Like many women of my generation, I grew up hating my body. I learned to do that from the culture, the media, and especially my family. The first thing any...
Message from Chevese Turner, Chief Policy & Strategy Officer, regarding Dr. Oliver-Pyatt’s contributions to WSAW: As we embark on NEDA’s first year hosting Weight Stigma Awareness Week (WSAW), we want...
