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Irene Rubaum-Keller: Which is More Fattening, Guilt or Resentment?

2012-05-24T15:45:08Z

Which is more fattening, guilt or resentment? Ideally, neither, as using food to cope with feelings is a behavior it would be good to change.

Read more: Eating Disorders, Food Addiction, Weight Loss, Health, Emotional Eating, Compulsive Overeating, Healthy Living News

Yana Kamps: Anybody Home?

2012-05-24T13:20:16Z

I've never heard a woman say, "I shouldn't eat those fries they're bad for my inner peace." No guy checking himself out in the mirror ever tells himself, "Your values and morals are looking hot today."

Read more: Transgender, Body Image, Self-Esteem, Female Empowerment, Transgender Issues, Women and Body Image, Anti-Bullying, Self-Help, Gay Voices News

Find Your Swimsuit Confidence

2012-05-23T16:34:50Z

Swimsuit season is upon us, and although we're definitely ready for some fun-filled days in the sun, perhaps the thought of baring our bodies is not ...

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Dr. David Herzog: How Well Will I Get?

2012-05-21T15:35:44Z

Even adults who have struggled with anorexia nervosa for years can get better -- but do they ever recover completely?

Read more: Eating Disorders, Dr. David Herzog, Recovery, Body Dissatisfaction, Perfectionism, Anorexia, Anorexia Nervosa, Body Image, Recovery From Anorexia, Mental Health, Anorexia and Recovery, Anorexia Recovery, Healthy Living News

The Rumpus Sunday Essay: Flesh and Bones

2012-05-21T14:09:20Z

Consider the clavicle.

Clavicles, actually. There are two of them, the darlings, the slender twin horizontal bones forming those small knobs at the...

Read more: Body Ideals, Skinny, Fat, Clavicles, Body Image, Women and Body Image, Changing Body, Women News

JJ Keith: How I Learned To Stop Fearing My Reflection

2012-05-20T10:00:20Z

Accepting our bodies -- and meaning it -- is harder than it seems. I don't want to live my life always five or 10 or 30 pounds away from being okay with myself.

Read more: Women Body Image, Empowerment, Fat, Baby Weight, Parenting, Body Image Issues, Weight, Diet, Women and Body Image, Acceptance, Positive Thinking, Body Acceptance, Body Image, Exercise, Becoming Fearless, Fitness and Exercise, Weight Loss, Female Empowerment, Becoming-Fearless, Healthy Living News

Jennifer Siebel Newsom: Finding Solutions to the Challenges Facing Young Women Today

2012-05-17T12:00:46Z

If we really want to see a better tomorrow for our girls, we must include them in the national debates around gender equality today.

Read more: Gender Equality, Depression, Female Self-Esteem, Self-Esteem, Sexism, Childhood Obesity, Body Image, Girls and Body Image, Women and Body Image, Women's Empowerment, San Francisco News

Lexie Kite: 'Fitspiration': Why It Isn't So Inspirational

2012-05-17T12:55:41Z

If you are on Facebook, Pinterest, or Twitter, you have seen fitness inspiration images just in time for "bikini season" to motivate you to "get fit" -- we call them "fitspiration." This is NOT healthy or inspiring.

Read more: Thinspo, Mary-Wollstonecraft, Fitspiration, Fitspo, Pinterest, Body Image, Thinspiration, Women and Fitness, Facebook, Women and Body Image, Love Your Body, Women News

Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D.: Eating Disorders in Men: An Interview With Dr. Roberto Olivardia

2012-05-17T12:19:13Z

Men with eating disorders have much shame around their eating disorder, feeling as if they are less masculine because of it. This results in men being less likely to ever seek treatment, or even tell anyone about their eating disorder.

Read more: Men Health, Anorexia, Health, Eating Disorders, Eating, Diet, Bulimia, Gender, Male Eating Disorders, Men Eating Disorders, Binge Eating Disorder, Healthy Living News

Jenni Schaefer: I Love My Body -- In a World that Doesn’t

2012-05-17T10:09:07Z

Let's change our definition of 'pretty' to what really matters. Maybe a pretty person is one who is authentic, self-respecting, and kind to others.

Read more: Eating Disorders, Women and Food, Women and Body Image, Body Image, Ashley Judd, Tyra Banks, Samantha Brick, Am I Ugly, Women News

Tyra Banks: I Used To Be 'Too Heavy' To Be A Model

2012-05-16T08:48:07Z

It's hard to imagine the fashion world without Tyra Banks. We would have never seen her signature runway walk, been obsessed with "America's Next Top ...

Read more: Tyra Banks Show, Antm, Vogue, Tyra Banks Model, Anorexia Nervosa, Tyra Banks Too Fat, Vogue Magazine, Thinspiration, Tyra Banks Fat, America's Next Top Model, Slideexpand, Thinspo, Top Model, Anorexia, Tyra Banks, The Daily Beast, Tyra Show, Black Voices News

Donna Fish: Boobs Rule?

2012-05-11T11:22:58Z

One of the biggest challenges to juggling all the balls necessary in parenting is the need to understand the importance of 'good enough'.

Read more: Attachment Parenting, The Today Show, Eating Disorders, Parenting, Preventing Eating Disorders, Bullying, Time Magazine, Parents News

QUIZ: Facts And Myths About Children's Mental Health

2012-05-09T10:43:36Z

Your child is acting out. Does that mean he has ADHD? Do your daughter's mood swings mean she's plagued by full-blown depression? In honor of National...

Read more: Sensory Disorders, Child Mind Institute, Anorexia, Speak Up for Kids, Myths About Children's Mental Health, Adhd, Autism, Facts vs. Myths, Health Quiz, Childrens Mental Health, Parents News

5 Ways Stay Positive About Your Body

2012-05-10T13:07:07Z

By: Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor
Published: 05/10/2012 11:47 AM EDT on LiveScience
Being thin and beautiful doesn't sound like cause...

Read more: Eating Disorders, Women and Food, Women Food, Body Image, Women News

Tamar Chansky: It's National Children's Mental Health Awareness Week: Know the Signs, Make a Difference

2012-05-10T12:32:00Z

It's National Children's Mental Health Awareness Week -- and with it, the opportunity for parents, teachers, coaches and troop leaders to make a difference in a child's life by keeping on the look out for signs that a child is struggling with a mental health issue.

Read more: Anxiety, Mental Health, Parenting, Prevention, Children's Mental Health, Depression, National Children's Mental Health Awareness Week, Mental Health Issues, Eating Disorders, Mental Health Services, Child Mental Health, Children Mental Health, Healthy Living News

Hayley Krischer: Why Is Vogue Ahead of Seventeen In The War On Eating Disorders?

2012-05-08T10:29:22Z

With the eruption of thinspo and pro-ana material on the web, it's reasonable to assume that Seventeen might take this opportunity to feature girls of varying sizes and shapes.

Read more: Girls, Eating Disorders, Seventeen Magazine, Thinspo, Julia Bluhm Seventeen, Vogue, Body Image, Women News

Yashar Ali: Why You Should Think Twice Before You Praise Someone For Losing Weight

2012-05-07T11:36:46Z

We almost think it rude if we don't say something about someone's weight loss -- as if we aren't acknowledging his or her hard work.

Read more: Eating Disorders, Women Body Image, Weight Loss, Girls Body Image, Losing Weight, Weight Loss Success, Body Image, Etiquette, Women and Body Image, Women News

Allen Frances: Wonderful News: DSM 5 Finally Begins Its Belated and Necessary Retreat

2012-05-04T14:59:00Z

Sigh of relief. The DSM 5 website announced Wednesday morning that two of its most controversial proposals have finally been dropped. We have dodged bullets on "psychosis risk" and "mixed anxiety depression." Both are now definitively rejected as official DSM 5 diagnoses.

Read more: Eating Disorders, Attention Deficit Disorder, Depression, Psychosis Risk, Anxiety, Dsm 5, Science News

Dr. David Herzog: Will I Ever Get Better?

2012-05-04T12:47:33Z

Many of the patients and families who sought our help had struggled with the illness for a long time, some for nearly a decade.

Read more: Eating Disorders, Research, Bulimia, Anorexia, Dr. David B. Herzog, Eating Disorders Studies, Eating Disorders Study, Eating Disorders Research, Healthy Living News

Shannon Cutts: Lady Gaga, Naso-Gastric Tubes, and My Commitment

2012-04-30T13:54:28Z

I have tried so hard to keep quiet in the recent spate of news headlines targeting the use of feeding tubes for pre-wedding diets, Lady Gaga's controv...

Read more: Wedding Diet, Recovery, Thin Ideal, Mentoring, Lady GaGa, Eating Disorders, Diet, Naso-Gastric Feeding Tube, Compassion, Reality TV, Anger, Dr. Oliver Di Pietro, Mentors, Controversy, Dieting, Shannon Cutts, Women Mentors, Bulimia, Celebrity News

WATCH: Montel Williams Reveals Secret Struggle On Dr. Oz Show

2012-05-03T16:23:40Z

Although he's been a regular on Dr. Mehmet Oz's talk show, television personality and healthy living champion Montel Williams revealed a secret about ...

Read more: Living Well With Montel, Dr. Oz, African American Eating Disorders, The Dr. Oz Show, Video, Emotional Overeating, Emotional Eating, Montel Williams Dr. Oz, Eating Disorders, Montel Williams Eating, Montel Williams Health, Montel Williams News, Montel Williams Show, Dr. Oz Show, Overeating, Montel Williams, Eating Disorder, Black Voices News

Vogue: We Won't Work With Anorexic Models

2012-05-03T09:43:23Z

Unveiled today in British Vogue's June issue is a brand-new Health Initiative, launched across 19 editions of Vogue. The initiative aims to address th...

Read more: Video, Vogue Model Health Guidelines, Vogue, CFDA Health Guidelines, Models Eating Disorders, Eating Disorders, Vogue Health Initiative, Vogue Health Guidelines, The Health Initiative, Cfda, Style News

Linda Durnell: 'Not My Kid': When Parents are in Denial

2012-04-30T19:00:39Z

Families struggling with addictions are part of our community. We should strive to help, support and understand that which threatens any and all of our families.

Read more: Friendship, Eating Disorders, Drugs, Parenting, Divorce, Children, Rehab, Addictions, Denial, Kids and Drugs, Kids and Alcohol, Kids and Addiction, Parents News

Stephanie Covington Armstrong: Oprah Doesn't Know Everything

2012-04-30T08:22:02Z

Being Black prepared me for an eating disorder. Bulimia is a closeted disease,
usually practiced in secret, in silence, in isolation. Secrets were the glue that bound my community.

Read more: Black Women, Eating Disorders, Oprah, Bulimia, Body Image, Black Voices Life, Bv-Life, Black Voices News

Fiction: 'She's Modest, But It's No Secret How Beautiful She Is'

2012-04-28T22:06:06Z

This is a regular column featuring original poetry and fiction by and for teens, provided by Figment.com, an online community writing site for young p...

Read more: Short Stories, Teen Fiction, Anorexia, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Fiction for Teens, High School News, Young Adult Fiction, Teen News, Figment Fiction, Teen News