Be Nourished
Our collective fails to understand the role discrimination, stigma and oppression play in people’s emotional and physical well-being. We fail to see how conversations about health often bypass the social determinants of health (poverty, trauma, environmental racism, genetics). We over-rely on personal responsibility and bootstrapping rhetoric (i.e. If you get sick, it’s your fault). We…
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There’s a lot of work the eating disorder field needs to do before we better serve the diverse community of people who suffer with eating disorders around the world. It is innaccurate and problematic that when we think of the words “eating disorder” we are still more likely to conjure an image of an emaciated,…
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This month, we celebrate 15 years of Be Nourished. When we began this work, we knew we wanted to offer something completely counter to conventional “wisdom” about food, bodies, weight, and health. We had no idea where this work would take us or what it would teach us. We’ve facilitated transformational workshops for thousands of…
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We have been spending time assessing the ways we will continue to dismantle white supremacy as it moves through and around us and our business. In response to the #AmplifyMelanatedVoices campaign, as well as to increase transparency, we want to update you about our process, commitments and practices at Be Nourished. This letter will speak…
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We’ve been getting asked more and more about how to share this work with others when it’s so counter-cultural. Learning about Body Trust® is like learning to speak a new language, and sometimes when you are fairly new in your own process and understanding of it, it can be especially hard to talk about. So…
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