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