Thanksgiving is my family’s favorite holiday. Is it one of yours too? There’s something so powerful about a holiday that everyone celebrates in America because it is part of American culture, not religion. But you know what can really ruin a good holiday meal? Fat Talk. Hold the Fat Talk! 10 Tips for a Fat [...]
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Do you participate in Compliment Shutdown? Lob: “I love your dress!” Shutdown: “Oh, it’s got a hole in the seam and it only cost 12 bucks. It’s really a piece of garbage.” Lob: “Your hair looks great!” Shutdown: “Gosh I haven’t washed it in days. It’s such a mess I don’t know what to do [...]
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What a beautiful review by Women on Fire founder, Debbie Phillips. See what she has to say in this video review! “It should be no surprise that one of our own Women on Fire — Dr. Robyn Silverman — is the author of the book I am recommending as the #1 most useful and practical [...]
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A HUGE step forward or back? ABC Family Show on Weight Loss Camp ABC Family is debuting a show called HUGE on Monday night and we are all waiting to see how the show is received and what we’re all going to think of it. As a body image expert, the author of Good Girls [...]
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Dr. Robyn Silverman, body image expert, was on The Tyra show talking about women, body image and life after pregnancy. After pregnancy, many women have trouble accepting the changes in their bodies. Loose skin, stretch marks, and extra weight can make new Moms feel inferior given the definition of beauty put out by media and [...]
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It turns out that Fashion Week may actually be reflecting what we’ve known all along: Not all girls and women are a size 0. Some catwalks, while still filled with the tiniest models, are more readily exploring the use of more full-figured gals. By full-figured, I mean, size 12. So, I ask you, is it [...]
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As the guest body image blogger for today’s End Fat Talk campaign for Fat Talk Free Week, I really got to thinking about the power of that little size zero in the lives of so many girls and women these days. Such a round number, and yet such a strong dictator of straight lines for [...]
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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 [...]
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Just got back from visiting my Mom in NJ–I found this ad while reading the paper when I was there and had to scan it for all of you. I had a visceral reaction– ugh. Lose a dress size– be happy? Don’t just survive your diet– enjoy it? What do you think? Does happiness really [...]
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This week was filled with some body image garbage. (1) My colleague Amy Jussel brought this fabulous story to my attention this week: Bimbo Bait: Is Silence or Outrage the Solution for Digital Drek? She says: “Just when you thought media influence on body image had reached the tipping point of toxicity, our pals at [...]
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