Eating Disorders. The Recovery process is a hard road and the length of struggle varies depending on the person. Many wouldn’t dispute that there is no silver bullet. What may be controversial is my colleague, Jenni Schaefer’s concept that one can indeed recover fully from an Eating Disorder. But more and more, those who have [...]
body esteem
Dr. Robyn sat down with Meredith Vieira on The Today Show to talk about body image, her book Good Girls Don’t Get Fat, and the alarming trends of low body esteem in girls. A recent poll shows that 95 percent of girls between the ages of 16 and 21 want to change their bodies in [...]
We know that bullying and relational aggression can strip children of their dignity, self esteem, and desire to go to school. Having focused on appearance-based discrimination in my own research and in preparation for writing Good Girls Don’t Get Fat, I quickly realized that what I termed “body bashing” or “body bullying” can be particularly [...]
Love Your Body Day: Interview with Chenese Lewis, Hollywood NOW event organizer By: Dr. Robyn Silverman I had the pleasure of interviewing the very beautiful and the very busy Chenese Lewis, actress, radio host, motivational speaker, plus size model– and if that isn’t enough– the creator of the National Organization for Women’s Love Your Body [...]
Dr. Robyn Silverman September is an amazing month for action. You can smell it in the air. Back to work. Back to school. Back to…snarky body-bashing comments from “friends,” coworkers, and the girl next door who, as it turns out, isn’t that nice after all. What are we doing? It’s time to get it together. [...]
Diet Doping: Getting Thin at any Cost Dr. Robyn Silverman For many girls and women, “feeling fat” has become a common part of everyday life. Dieting has become normal. Complaining about weight is a social expectation. And doing anything you can to achieve the perfect thin body, acceptable. A recent online poll of 993 teens [...]
Ask Dr. Robyn: Does my friend have Diabulimia? Is Diabulimia a “big deal?” I received a question from Jennifer in NJ whose friend has Diabetes and is currently losing a lot of weight. Jennifer is concerned about whether her friend might have Diabulimia and if her behaviors might be causing a real problem. This video [...]
Steroid Use in Teen Boys: Continuing the discussion… Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman Powerful Parents are certainly a passionate bunch. I guess my article on steroid abuse among teens stirred up some good discussion yesterday in light of the cultural response to body image problems among our youth. Perhaps you were surprised that boys were affected [...]
Steroid Use in Boys…furthering the discussion. Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman Powerful Parents are certainly a passionate bunch. I guess my article on steroid abuse among teens stirred up some good discussion yesterday in light of the cultural response to body image problems among our youth. Perhaps you were surprised that boys were affected just as [...]
Places around the world (not the U.S.) are finding ways to discourage ultra-thinness and eating disorders in a powerful way. France: The Christian Science Monitor reported the other day that you will now we fined (or jailed) if your website or blog promotes ultra thinness or excessive dieting. The promotion of excessive thinness or eating [...]
