What do you know about bulimia?
When I was writing Hijas Americanas, a Latina approached me who wanted to tell her story, even though no one knew her secret. You see, she has in her eight […]
A word with Kate Moss (or nothing looks as good as confidence feels)
So, I had a guest column appear in the Style section of last week’s Charlotte Observer. It was editted down a bit so, in honor of National Eating Disorders Awareness […]
This week's readings
All sorts of stuff going on this past week in the world of body image. Here’s some stuff I came across in my readings: By Monica Herrera on Latina.com Madrid Fashion Week […]
From my readings…
Here is a little medley of stuff that might be interesting to you from things I read this past weekend (I have so many magazines and Google Alerts piled up that […]
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
This week is Eating Disorders Awareness Week. I am honored to be spending the next few days in Amherst, Massachusetts where I will be hosted by the Five College Eating […]
Love My Body!
I’ve talked a bit on here and in interviews and workshops about the issue of body image in women of color including the realities of eating disorders and the implications of Hollywood’s portrayal of women. I just came […]
Self-care and eating disorders
The headlines yesterday morning announced a new Miss America. Today, they told us that she once suffered from an eating disorder. There was a period when I was in high […]
Healthy at any size
Just saw that the latest podcast on Girlfriendology is with Ellen Shuman, the Director of the Acoria Eating Disorder Treatment Programs and A Weigh Out Life Coaching. Given that 5-10% of […]
