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Gaslighting: The Conversations We Have With Our Bodies

Every day, all day, we are in dialogue with our bodies. Our bodies are communicating with us constantly, and it is through this communication that we are able to keep ourselves alive. So what does it look like when we add a third party to this dialogue? Diet culture becomes an aggressive third party dictating […]

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Love Yourself. No, Really.

“Love yourself.” We hear this all the time. It’s touted as the true key to all of the good things we so desperately want but have been conditioned not to have. Confidence. Self-esteem. Self-worth. Just love yourself. Love your body. It’s as simple as that. But, is it really? How can we love our bodies […]

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Let’s get personal.

I’ve had a long and complex journey with my own mental health. The first time I entered a therapist’s office, I knew my life was about to change. At 15 years old, not only was I in for some serious hard work, but I was also discovering my life’s calling–finally putting a title to what […]

Let My People March–What you’re missing about Jews in progressive spaces

“Include Jews in your activism.” What do you hear when people say this? And what are you basing it off of? Knowledge, understanding, and information, or bias and stereotypes that you haven’t examined yet? The truth is, most people are too busy criticizing, interrogating, and shutting out Jews to have any idea of where this […]

Authenticity: the How and the Why

This is why I say authenticity is not about having no filter. Real authenticity, the authenticity I would encourage anyone to strive for, is looking through the options at hand, and choosing what filters to apply.

The Boundary Around Diet Talk: Examining 7 Common Responses and Why They Hurt

Diet talk shows up in our families, in our friendships, in our realtionships, and in our workplaces. It pops up on our social media, in advertisements, and in magazine and newspaper articles. Setting a boundary around this topic is important to so many people, many of whom are ignored by their loves ones. It starts to feel like people are wrong for setting boundaries, but it is truly the excuses for ignoring them that are wrong. I’m going to examine some of the common excuses people use for ignoring this boundary, and discuss why they are problematic and hurtful.

Shelter-in-Place: 7 tips for being stuck at home

This is a weird time. It is a weird time for me. It is a weird time for the entire world. We are being asked to stay home. It seems simple on the surface. But in a culture that emphasizes constantly moving and constantly doing, we haven’t made friends with stillness. I’m currently working on […]

For When You’re Not Sure What Diet Culture Looks Like

It’s time we talked about diet culture. You’ll see that phrase a lot here, just as you will if you frequent any spaces that promote fat acceptance, Health at Every Size, or genuine body positivity. The concept seems quite straightforward: it is a societal belief system, playing off of everyone’s insecurities, that pushes the idea […]

Let Lizzo be Fat and Happy

What is it with the inability to be happy for other people living in their own happiness? That is the question that keeps coming to mind as I think about this whole Lizzo-revealing-outfit-controversy. Why can’t we see someone living their best life and be happy for them? The unfortunate answer is this: we can, and […]

A letter James Corden will probably never read

Intro: Recently, Bill Maher presented us with 6 uninterrupted minutes of fat phobia and fat shaming. This sparked controversy, with some people agreeing outright, and some people recognizing the harm being done by this kind of thing. Most people, however, were somewhere in the middle—they were able to see it as harmful, but underestimated the […]

Bill Maher and the Issue of Fat-Shaming

(Disclaimer: I usually write from an outline, but this time I’m just working off the quotes I wrote down from the clip. This is going to be a little rough because I’m just trying to get my thoughts down quickly and efficiently.) The Bill Maher clip, “The Fudge Report,” where he discusses fat-shaming, or more specifically, the societal […]