Just wanted to share a fabulous blog from the UK which Susie Orbach is involved in creating. It’s called “AnyBody” and updates you on the most recent developments of body image catastrophes and triumphs across the global fashion world. Definitely one to keep on your “favourites”. I just signed a petition boycotting American Apparel for their most recent ad campaign which exploits women…check it out: http://www.any-body.org/
I had the pleasure of meeting with Susie Orbach in person last summer while in London visiting family and I bow to her- I consider her the ‘matriarch’ of the healthy body image movement and think she is not only a brilliant therapist, but a fabulous writer to boot. She was kind enough to endorse my latest book, “It’s Not About the Food: A Woman’s Guide to Making Peace with Food and Our Bodies” (www.itsnotaboutthefood.net) I’d like to share with you a review one of my colleagues did recently of her latest book, “Bodies”:
http://www.adiosbarbie.com/a-second-round-of-applause-for-the-book-bodies/
Just a quick note to let you gals know that I will be offering 2 workshops (Mindful Eating and I Love This Body) at this awesome all-day woman’s event in Powell River on April 17, 2010. Check it out at: http://www.everywomanintheworld.com/index_pr.htm
If you live on Vancouver Island or nearby, I strongly urge you to attend this exciting, fun, and informative and empowering day for women. Kerri holds these awesome events all over the Mainland and on Vancouver Island and they are suberb!
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A landmark UCLA study suggests friendships between women are special. They shape who we are and who we are yet to be. They soothe our tumultuous inner world, fill the emotional gaps in our marriage, and help us remember who we really are. Continue reading |
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I realise International Women’s Day was yesterday, but I was too busy seeing clients to blog. However, this turned out to be a blessing because I found this awesome post by one of my body image allies in London, UK who totally rocked the House of Commons yesterday (alongside one of our other fearless leaders, Susie Orbach). I just had to share what Penny Red, anorexia survivor and far out feminist advocacy voice had to say. Rock on, sister! Check out her blog at: http://pennyred.blogspot.com Continue reading
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I am seeing more and more women ages 30+ in my practise who are struggling with disordered eating. Many people think that eating disorders are only for teens and women in their twenties, but research shows this is absolutely false. In fact, the following statistics will most likely shock you. Continue reading
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I am delighted to share with you a wonderful piece contributed to this blog by my colleague and positive body image ally, Margarita Tartakovsky, MS, author of Weightless, a blog about body image, the skinny fad and freedom from numbers. Continue reading
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This article was written by my friend and colleague, Ingrid Watermann,
Owner and Operator of i day spa (www.idayspa.ca). Upon reading the
scary but life-saving information it contains, I decided it was
important to share with my readers. So here it is… Continue reading
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Was interviewed on Calgary’s VIBE radio station earlier this week about why we shouldn’t diet. Check it out here: http://www.itsnotaboutthefood.net/press.htm#radio
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ATTENTION HEALTH & LIFESTYLE EDITORS
N E W S R E L E A S E
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION- TO NOT DIET
With all of the New Year’s Resolutions of “losing weight” floating around the country, women’s health expert, author and psychotherapist, Esther Kane, MSW, wants to remind Canadians that diets don’t work and that this dangerous habit is the major precursor of serious eating disorders.
January 6, 2010. COURTENAY, BC, CANADA>> Esther Kane, MSW, the well-respected author and eating disorders therapist, who has appeared on CTV, Global television, and CBC radio discussing her new book, It’s Not about the Food: A Woman’s Guide to Making Peace with Food and Our Bodies, wants to remind Canadians this New Year that dieting to shed the excess of the holiday season can be a deadly habit. Continue reading
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