Some teens feel that they must be perfect at everything. Perfect grades. Perfect clothes. Perfect body. Perfectionism puts an enormous strain on a teen’s everyday life. Here’s the most recent clip of Dr. Robyn Silverman appearing as an Expert on The Tyra Show dealing with perfectionism and teens who are constantly striving to be perfect.
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Did you watch The Tyra Show on Fat Haters and weight discrimination yesterday? There was some definite ugliness being hurled around. Well, at least there was no chair-throwing. I had secretly been a little nervous about that when I had been asked by the producers to be on the show as the body image expert [...]
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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. If women [...]
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Disband the Clean the Plate Club?
Dr. Robyn Silverman
Thank you to all of you who have already submitted stories to my body image story website in preparation for my forthcoming book! It is very telling– so many stories have similar themes. This one, which came in recently, hits on a point I want to talk about [...]
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Dr. Robyn Silverman on WITF’s SmartTalk
Hi everyone!
Join me via the web or on the radio in Harrisburg, PA, for an hour long discussion on body image on June 15th at 9am EST. We’ll be mainly focusing on girls but will touch on the challenges for boys as well. “Smart Talk” is on the station WITF, [...]
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Why is being called “plus-sized” so offensive?
So here’s my issue with the whole Meghan McCain “Body Bullying” issue. Yes, “conservative” radio host Laura Ingraham was in the wrong when she mocked Senator McCain’s daughter about her weight. Yes, very high school. As we all know, that’s most women’s hot button. But why [...]
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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 answers, [...]
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Does Anyone Have a Cover up?
Dr. Robyn Silverman
Is it any wonder that many young preteens or teens want to dress beyond their years and walk out of the house wearing dresses that look like lingerie or low cut blouses exposing their bras? Parents and teachers– boy are we up against a major force. It’s the [...]
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Dr. Robyn Silverman
We all know that the window into the hyper-critical, ultra-sensationalized world of the famous and the “becoming famous” is getting smaller still. But it’s always surprising to see just how tight the mold is that you must “fit” in order to “fit in.”
This young actress had a meeting with a casting director [...]
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Body Image. Sexy Clothes. Today’s Music Scene. Two of our passionate teen readers want to share their view on growing up as a girl in America and dealing with messages about how to dress, how to look, and how to be. I’d like to introduce; Andrea Wilczynski, age 19 and Caitlyn McKiernan, age 20, from [...]
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