Book Recomendations
We Can’t Have Body Liberation Without Black Liberation
We stand in solidarity with the people and protestors who fight systemic injustice, police brutality, white supremacy, and the destruction of Black bodies and communities. Right now, solidarity looks like listening, believing, donating, feeling, holding space, asking for consent, giving room, reflecting, and having direct and sometimes difficult conversations with people in our lives. We know…
Continue reading....Dealing with Toxic Lunchroom Talk and Advocating for the Possibility for Culture Change
It’s a common scenario, most of us have probably experienced it. We’re having lunch at work, decompressing, enjoying leftovers, maybe a sandwich and some cookies or takeout, and it happens. “I must have gained XX amount of pounds over vacation.” “I really shouldn’t be eating this, I’m so bad!” “We are doing Whole 30/keto/etc. I…
Continue reading....Rethinking Food Addiction
By Mikalina Kirkpatrick with Hilary Kinavey & Dana Sturtevant Food addiction is a phrase you’ve probably heard. It’s been used in a wide variety of contexts, with increasing frequency over the past 40 years, to invoke many of the same ideas believed about drug addiction. New science finds, though, that many widely held beliefs about…
Continue reading....Strengthen
By Dana Sturtevant, MS, RD I’m not a fan of New Year’s Resolutions. This “to do list” approach to life transformation doesn’t inspire me, and it seems to fail most people, right? This is one reason why we always offer a free event in January, where we talk about starting the New Year with acceptance instead of…
Continue reading....Our Favorites of 2015 (+ our online store is open!)
It’s that time again! Today we share with you some of our favorite goodies that brought a little bit of joy and a little bit of soothing comfort this year. Do you have some favorites you’d like to share? Let us know! We’re always open to new love affairs… In the literary department, there were…
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