I have had the honour of helping to facilitate groups for university women with eating disorders and eating issues for the past 4 years. Each week, for a six-week period, we come together to discuss our stories; detailing our successes, our challenges, our joys, and our heartbreak. For a short moment in time we offer [...]
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A Hope for the Future: An Open Letter to Lady Gaga
Dear Lady Gaga, Let me start off my prefacing this open letter. I’m not writing this in the hopes of pulling at proverbial heartstrings nor am I hoping to gain unwanted attention. I’m writing this to thank you. Over the past few weeks you have been maliciously attacked because of your appearance. To say this [...]
Vogue and the Diet Debate: Why Are We So Horrified?
In the most recent edition of Vogue, New York socialite Dara-Lynn Weiss shares her experience of putting her 7-year old child on a weight loss diet. Her intent: for her daughter, Bea, to shed pounds after discovering that she “had grown fat.” Obesity is a worldwide epidemic; the World Health Organization (WHO) describes childhood obesity, [...]
“Thinspiration” Reaches Pinterest
Like so many other people, the minute I heard about Pinterest I immediately signed up for an account and starting pinning; mostly ideas of bedroom décor and recipe ideas. However, I started to see a scary trend I’ve seen so many times before on other social network forums and websites from all over the world. [...]
The Dark Side of the Beauty Business
Check out this infographic to get a sense of what America’s obsession with beauty is costing us! One has to ask – is this really healthy? Via: Online MBA Blog