I can’t even count the number of times someone has mentioned their own body in a negative way in front of me the last 6 months. And heck, I don’t blame them. Diet culture is all around us every day. Quite often even disguised as ‘health.’ Christy Harrison’s book The Wellness Myth has taught me […]
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Our bodies are amazing, they are designed to protect us from famine. However, under eating has become “normal” for us as a society. Under eating effects our mind and body, this was demonstrated in the Minnesota Starvation Diet. The Minnesota starvation diet was set up in 1944. It was done to establish the effect of
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I want to try and remove the black and white thinking and instead focus on growth mindset. To start seeing the world with more curiosity and less judgement. Carol Dweck says in her Ted talk “That the words “not yet” instead of “fail” can be life changing.” Imagine we spoke to ourselves like that. When
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Representation matters. It matters way more than I ever realised. Why should you care? Because as a white cisgender, able -bodied female I was born into privilege. This meant I could buy dolls the same colour as my skin as a young girl. It meant that I saw people that looked like me in movies
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What makes us healthy? Or how do we evaluate our own health? In 1948, WHO defined health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease” Although, after a quick scroll through Instagram and you would think health equals restriction, fasting and protein powder. What do all
Or is it disordered eating? Food is part of our lives whether we like it or not we need food and water in order to survive. It is also a connector of people. Bringing families together to celebrate occasions like birthdays with a special cake or even a simple dinner together as a family. It
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and want to get stronger? Hell yeah! Health is just as important as making peace with your body. You heard it! Exercise, sleep, controlling our stress levels, these are all things that are just as important for our mind as they are for our body but learning to be kind to ourselves is essential in
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