This year my New Year's resolution is to stop making New Year's resolutions. Each moment is a time for positive change, not just the beginning of the year.
Geneen Roth | Posted 12.20.2009 | Living
The most painful thing about using food to comfort ourselves during the holidays (or any other time) is that it is only a temporary solution. After the food is gone, whatever you ate about is still there.
Jenni Schaefer | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living
After Ed (aka "eating disorder") and I broke up, I have to admit that I splurged a little. I am not usually much of a shopper, but I was so excited about my life without Ed that I wanted to explore some new things.
Susan Harrow | Posted 11.29.2009 | Living
My partner, Will, felt I had shared something that was meant just for us. For me it was a daring investigation into how I see and live with my body, a personal test.
Jenni Schaefer | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living
I never chose to struggle with depression, but I did choose to get better.
AP | JOE MANDAK | Posted 09.20.2009 | Living
PITTSBURGH — A woman has filed what experts believe is a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against the Pittsburgh Public Schools, claiming her daughter deve...
Jenni Schaefer | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living
At what age, do we stop noticing fuzz balls? In other words, when do we stop seeing the wonder in the little things?
Jenni Schaefer | Posted 07.20.2009 | Living
My challenge today is to recognize insane ways of thinking and then to move in the direction of positive change.
Jenni Schaefer | Posted 06.29.2009 | Living
These days, I give the airlines a big thank you for giving me the chance to practice the important concept of letting go on a regular basis.
Jenni Schaefer | Posted 06.18.2009 | Living
I don't have to do anything except be myself and trust the process. If it doesn't work out with someone, I will learn something for the next time around.
Jenni Schaefer | Posted 05.25.2009 | Living
I am recovered from anorexia and bulimia. "Recovered," as in, I no longer have an eating disorder. (Period.) Instead, I have a life filled with joy an...
Lauren Cahn | Posted 02.05.2009 | Style
I don't have an eating disorder. I just take a break from eating every so often. You know, like, after I've eaten too much on vacation. Or, say ...
Deborah King | Posted 01.11.2009 | Media
America, and quite possibly the world, has been watching your private battle of the bulge for the last 20 years, and we feel your pain.
Darryl Roberts | Posted 01.09.2009 | Living
As economic globalization becomes a reality, it seems that the language of beauty changes along with it.
Leslie Goldman | Posted 10.20.2008 | Living
Is food blogging the answer to our nation's obesity problem...or a pathway to obsessive behavior?
Jenni Schaefer | Posted 12.28.2009 | Living