Eating Disorders

Do you have a weight problem? My anti-diet soapbox

As part of the Virtual National Catholic Women’s Conference, I was invited to host a Live Q&A to discuss anxiety, depression, and body image. I could have definitely hosted an hour (or two!) on each of those topics individually. When I was wrapping up the session, I ended up hijacking the last part of theRead the whole post >>

Objects in mirror are more beautiful than they think they appear

I’ve been intentionally not spending as much time over on Instagram lately. Why? Because even though I’ve done my best to purge my feed of any accounts or posts that promote diet culture, the message that you’ll be happier if you’re fitter, thinner, occupying a smaller and/or more sculpted and lean body, and/or eating clean,Read the whole post >>

Running my own race

I’ll never forget the first time I ran six consecutive miles. I was 14 and I’d been running a three-mile loop all summerlong, several times a week. One morning I headed out to the park across my street, and I broke into a run. The sky was a steely grey and before long sheets ofRead the whole post >>

A change of running (and living) plans

So often when I discuss body image, I relate it to how we see ourselves aesthetically and physically. We look in the mirror and all we see are the dimples, the flabby stomach, the weak arms, or the extra skin. We see a photo of us, and we can’t stand how we look in it.Read the whole post >>

What does an eating disorder look like?

For many, the term “eating disorder” conjures up an image of an Auschwitz-thin woman, all angles. Or maybe they envision someone binging on three large pizzas and finishing them off with a few pints of ice cream. But chances are you know someone with an eating disorder. At least 30 million people of all agesRead the whole post >>