The Limits of Comfort Food
Even people who don’t know much about emotional eating probably know about comfort Food. It crops up a lot in popular culture, from...
Choosing Asparagus on Easter
Easter is coming early this year, next Sunday, and after watching some old home videos from 1986, I’ve been thinking about how much has...
3 Takeaways from “Fat Talk”
I’ve mentioned Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture by Virginia Sole-Smith a couple of times, but the book had so many great...
How Gender Can Impact Eating
Note: I don’t have any details about gay or trans people, so my comments below are about cis, straight people unless noted otherwise. I...
Musings on Love and Chocolate
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and even though I don’t do anything to celebrate it, it’s hard to ignore because of all the...
Is It Wrong to Want to Be Thin?
A few weeks ago, I read an article titled “My weight loss journey with Oprah – and losing the shame of wanting to be thin” by Kristine...
A New Perspective on Moms and Diets
I always think a lot about my mom this time of year since her birthday was January 8, and she died on January 9, 2000. And it’s tricky...
What Do You Want More Of?
It’s that time of year again – the time to think about (or ignore) New Year’s Resolutions. I’m not a huge fan of them, but that may be in...
The Problem with Barbie and Body Image
Note: this post has a few minor spoilers about the Barbie movie. I finally watched the Barbie movie a couple of weeks ago, and maybe it...
Social Eating Can Change How Much You Eat
One of my favorite podcasts recently mentioned a topic that seems quite appropriate for the holiday season: the social facilitation of...