If your relationship with food or your body has felt frustrating…
there’s a reason for that
And it's not what you think...
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Why Women Bond Over Body Shame (And What It’s Really Costing Us)
A reader asked me to dig deeper into something I noticed — that the diet culture small talk I receive changes completely depending on what I'm wearing. Here's what I think is actually happening, and why it matters more than it seems.
Why Being Smart Doesn’t Make You Thin (And What That Says About Diet Culture)
I heard a radio host say "if you're smart and you're not rich, something's wrong with you." I turned it off immediately — because I recognized the exact same assumption hiding inside every diet culture message. Here's what it is and why it keeps women stuck.
What a Pile of Women’s Magazines Reveals About Our “Weight Problem”
A friend tagged me in a photo of a store display — women's magazines piled up with the words "Shed Your Weight Problem Here." The Facebook comments it sparked were pure chaos. And that chaos tells you everything about how broken our cultural conversation around weight really is.
Why Women Tear Each Other’s Bodies Apart (And What It’s Really About)
Leaving the theater after The Avengers, I overheard a group of women critiquing Scarlett Johansson's body. Not teenage girls — grown women in their thirties and forties. And what struck me wasn't the comment itself. It was what it revealed about how we see ourselves.
“You Earned It” — How Casual Small Talk Reveals Diet Culture’s Deepest Lie
A cashier saw my workout clothes and told me I'd "earned" my Diet Coke. He meant it as a compliment. But that one throwaway comment reveals everything wrong with how our culture thinks about food, exercise, and our bodies.
It’s Not Your Weight That’s the Problem — It’s How You Relate to It
From a diet and exercise perspective, you're supposed to face your weight problem head on and solve it. But what if the way you're relating to the problem is actually the problem? A story about a blind jazz pianist changed how I think about this entirely.