The Moment a Mother Taught Her Daughter to Fear Her Own Body
I was shopping when I heard a mother tell her daughter that the sparkly bikini she was holding up would cost her two months on the treadmill and no ice cream. The girl’s smile disappeared. Here’s why that moment broke my heart — and why it explains everything about how diet culture gets passed down.
Why Losing Weight Is Exactly Like Going Bankrupt (And What Actually Works Instead)
A friend posted on Facebook that dieting is like deficit reduction — painful, with no easy way out. Four people liked it. Here’s why that analogy is exactly right, but not in the way anyone meant it — and what a financial guru accidentally taught me about why weight loss never sticks.
Why the Women Who Need This Most Are the Hardest to Reach
I gave a presentation on food freedom and two women walked out. Another sat right in front of me with glazed eyes until she realized I was making a case against diet and exercise — and by then she’d missed everything. Here’s what I learned that day about why the people who need a new paradigm can’t always hear it.
The Hidden Message Behind Every Weight Loss Ad (And Why It’s Keeping You Stuck)
While waiting to go on air for a radio interview, I heard one of the hosts say he liked to figure out “the message behind the message” in advertising. That phrase stopped me cold — because it’s exactly what nobody does with weight loss ads. Here’s what they’re really saying.