Note: This is one of a couple of posts with reflections on two memoirs I recently read by those who struggled with eating disorders:...

Note: This is the first of a couple of posts that touch on anorexia. “I was worried that you’d become anorexic.” A family friend...

I will never forget the day that I got an e-mail from a dear friend saying she hadn’t enjoyed my recent visit because I seemed to be too...

Note: I recognize that some hungers/cravings are not healthy, and can cause problems significant problems for the individual. This piece...

Note: Last week I wrote about the idea of daring to be beautiful, and this week’s post resulted from thinking more about that and my...

I recently saw a post on Facebook about an obese young woman taking revealing photographs of herself, with the words “Be beautiful”...

“Movement is happiness.” This is the theme behind Coca-Cola’s newest ad campaign as they attempt to refute concerns about the number of...

Most evenings, I treat myself to a Dove dark chocolate, the ones with a brief message inside the wrapper. Most of the times they’re...

If you’re like me, the thought of eating tripe or anything made from a cow’s stomach generates an immediate shudder of revulsion. Ew! Why...

I recently saw this article and clip about fat girls and dating, and it raised a lot of good points about what heavy women face in the...