I’m in Portland this weekend at the Association for Size Diversity and Health [1] conference, which I’m totally excited about, and not just because the speakers include Lindo Bacon, author of Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight, and Christy Harrison, host of the “Food Psych” podcast [2],” which I recommend to everyone I can (read: anyone who will listen). Finally, I get to meet her in person, not just via email!
In honor of that, I thought I would post links to a blog series I wrote a few years ago after interviewing both Lindo and Lucy Aphramor, co-author of the book Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, and Just Plain Fail to Understand about Weight (which I totally recommend) for The Seattle Times. There’s also a link to the Times column, as well.
- Lighten up dieters! Focus on health, not weight [3].
- HAES and society [4]
- HAES and the healthcare system [5]
- Health obsession and “body projects” [6]
- Dieting, eating disorders and embracing HAES [7]
If you’re newer to Health at Every Size concepts, I hope you find food for thought in these links. I myself am looking forward to be challenged myself this weekend, as I learn from people who are much more knowledgable about HAES and related issues such as weight stigma and intersectionality [8] than I am.