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Category: Body Image Issues

Another Look at the Media, Fashion and Young Girls’ Risk of Eating Disorders

Eating disorders in today’s youth are on the rise. Out of the many factors media may play, the largest role is its influence on appearance beliefs. Over the past 50 [...]
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How to be Anti Diet: Society, Culture & Body Image

Fiona LaRosa-Waters, Director of Operations & Research at Reasons Eating Disorder Center With the latest diet trends constantly permeating our newsfeeds, social media, TV, advertising, books, and conversations with acquaintances and [...]
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Perfectionism & Body Dissatisfaction Risk Factors in Disordered Eating

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Perfectionism is an ideology that has always had a negative impact on our culture and society. Previous beliefs and assumptions of what “perfection” looked like was limited to what people [...]
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Eating Disorder Attitudes and Behaviors Among Non-Binary Individuals

Can you think of the moment in your life when you recognized your individual identity? What if, when you finally figured out who you are, your body told a different [...]
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Food Images & Eating Disorders

Food images are frequently used in both eating disorder (ED) research and clinical practice settings. While some evidence shows food images can be beneficial for ED research and therapeutic intervention, [...]
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How to be a Positive Influence for Positive Body Image & Acceptance

Despite positive body image and connection to the body being something we are innately born with, it is also something almost every individual must work on as they develop and [...]
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Love, Embodied: Body Image, Romance, and Identity

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Nikki Rollo, Ph.D., LMFT, CEDS-S, National Director, Program Development at Reasons Eating Disorder Center Our bodies are a site of struggle and joy. They hold our positive memories and our [...]
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Body Acceptance and Redefining Self-Worth: Learning to Embrace Your Body

Contributor: Staff at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center We’ve been taught that our self-worth can be measured by the numbers on a scale. But our bodies are beautifully complex, and [...]
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Health at Every Size is a Home for Every Body

Contributor: Andrew Walen, LCSW-C, LICSW, CEDS, Founder and Executive Director of The Body Image Therapy Center If you have not heard of Health at Every Size (HAES), you’re not alone. [...]
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Refrain from Body Disparaging Conversations

This blog is written from the firm perspective that how we talk about body image and other bodies is of supreme importance. The way that we refer to our own [...]
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Body Image Issues
April 12th, 2024
Navigating Body Positivity and Social Norms During Seasonal Change
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Body Image Issues
April 5th, 2024
How Do I Overcome Low Self-Esteem in Eating Disorder Recovery?
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Body Image Issues
April 3rd, 2024
Body Image Concerns in Children: Does Photoshop Play a Role?
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Body Image Issues
March 11th, 2024
How to Combat Messages About Winter Weight Gain
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