Thoughts about “Fitness”
Thoughts about “Fitness” What do we mean when we talk about fitness? It seems that the word “fitness” has come to be synonymous with thinness in our culture, and that … Keep Reading
Thoughts about “Fitness” What do we mean when we talk about fitness? It seems that the word “fitness” has come to be synonymous with thinness in our culture, and that … Keep Reading
Talking with Kids about the “F-Word” Recently I had a conversation with a young mother who asked me about dealing with children and body-based insults. Her two middle-school aged … Keep Reading
Covid Blog – Vaccine February 7, 2021 What responsibility does the individual have to the community and what responsibility does the community have to the individual? This question is … Keep Reading
Recently I read an article about a Famous Celebrity Couple and their life together. The text implied that their energy in their chosen fields is because The Wife makes health … Keep Reading
Weight Stigma: An Introduction July 18, 2020 In a recent conversation, I mentioned attending the International Weight Stigma Conference and the other person responded, “Weight Stigma! What’s that?” … Keep Reading
Covid blog: Kobayashi Maru In the fictional world of the Star Trek movies, the Kobayashi Maru was a computer simulation used to teach and evaluate cadets. In the role of … Keep Reading
I like words. One of my favorite words is “Liminality.” It comes from the Latin word for “threshold.” Liminality refers to a sense of standing in the doorway, having not … Keep Reading
Content warning: sexual assault The United States Secretary of Education has expressed concern that accusations of sexual assault on college campuses have been handled in ways that are biased in … Keep Reading
Birds nests The spring that my daughter graduated from high school, I had two bird’s nests in my life. An ambitious pair of robins chose the overhang above … Keep Reading