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Body Image Week: We Don't Just Need a Body Image Revolution, We Need An 'Aging Image' One!

I’m on vacation this week, so I’ll be re-publishing a series of body image posts from the HealthyGirl.org archives. This one originally ran in May of 2010. As… More 

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Body Image Week: Using Food and Weight to Take Yourself 'Out of the Game'

I’m on vacation this week in California—my sister’s getting married!—so I’ll be re-publishing a series of body image posts from the HealthyGirl.org archives. This one is by Morgan,… More 

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Sigh. What Do You Do When You’re Feeling Uninspired?

I don’t know if you regular HealthyGirl.org readers have noticed…but I haven’t exactly been burning up the blogosphere lately. It’s strange and sort of unsettling, but as grateful… More 

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How Being A House Guest Made Me Think About My Relationship To Food

I hope you all had lovely long weekends! A bit of time has passed since I’ve written regularly for healthygirl, and I was excited when Sunny asked me… More 

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Has the Number on the Scale Ever Ruined Your Whole Day?

HealthyGirl.org reader Carly, 20, is having some trouble with her scale—as in, the number she sees on it in the morning is dictating her moods. Sound familiar? Yep,… More 

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Do You Ever Mix Up When You're Thristy and When You're Hungry?

I don’t know about you, but a big part of my struggle with food and body stuff stemmed from not being very connected with my actual physical body… More 

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Talking to Family About Their Relationship to Food

Yesterday I was eating dinner with my Mom and Dad and the topic came up of my writing posts for Healthygirl.org. Between bites of roasted chicken, my Dad… More 

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Finding Sanity By Just Saying "No"

Saying “no” to myself is sometimes a bit of a tricky situation. I was thinking about it recently when on a particular night after dinner I made the… More 

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Moving Your Body Through Recovery

Recently Sunny and I were having a conversation about the important role that moving our bodies has played in both recovery and in our overall sanity with food… More 

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When "Figuring Out" The Why Isn't Always As Important

Maybe it’s the changing of the season (yay summer!), maybe the changing of my location (I just moved), or maybe just the ebb and flow of recovery, but… More 

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