Tag Archives for fat acceptance
Vitriolic, acerbic, egregious. Onomatopoeias. These are words that sound like what they mean. And they basically mean mean. If you say the words in the context of their meaning, it’s difficult to NOT find your face contorted in some rendition … Continue reading →
04. March 2015 by Dr. Deah
Categories: Blogging, Body Acceptance, Body Image, Body Positivity, Dr. Deah, NAAFA, Obesity, Size Acceptance, Social Media and Weight Stigma, Weight, Weight Stigma |
Tags: Amy Herskowitz, ASDAH, body image, dr. deah, Dr. Deb Burgard, fat acceptance, healthcare, obesity, Poodle Science, size acceptance, Stacey Bias, Weight Stigma |
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I was a theater major at the University of New Hampshire for my B. A., a creative arts education major for my M. A. and a therapeutic recreation/expressive arts therapy major for my M.S. at SFSU. It wasn’t until I … Continue reading →
12. December 2014 by Dr. Deah
Categories: Body Acceptance, Body Image, Dr. Deah, Obesity, Size Acceptance, Social Media and Weight Stigma, Weight |
Tags: academia, Brian Way, Carol Lucha Burns: Georgia A New York Story, Dr. Deah's Calmanac, Dr. Deb Brugard, fat acceptance, Fat Actresses, Fat Phobia, Fat Studies Journal, Female Bodies on the American Stage, Frannie Zellman Comma Lovers Inc., Jennifer-Scott Mobley, obesity, Popular Culture, Uta Hagen, Viola Spolin, weight |
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One of my favorite authors is Anne Lamott and one of the many Anne Lamott words of wisdom that I live by was in her book, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life. I read the book about … Continue reading →
04. December 2014 by Dr. Deah
Categories: Beauty Diversity, Body Acceptance, Body Image, Body Positivity, Dr. Deah, Dr. Deah's Calmanac, Fat Acceptance Europe, Self Esteem, Size Acceptance |
Tags: Ada Breedveld, Angela Meadows, Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird, body image, Dr. Deah's Calmanac, fat acceptance, Fatima Parker, Gisele Enders, Julia Woning, Lia Schapendonk, Nomi Dekel, Positive Body Image, size acceptance, Susan Ruiter, Voluptuart, Women in the Media |
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If you have been following my blog lately, you know that in honor of Love Your Body Day, October 14th, I have been focusing on the fat/size acceptance movement in Europe and introducing you to some Dutch artists that I … Continue reading →
14. October 2014 by Dr. Deah
Categories: art therapy, Body Acceptance, Body Image, Body Positivity, Dr. Deah, End Fat Talk, HAES®, Love Your Body Day, Social Media and Weight Stigma, Weight Stigma |
Tags: ASDAH, body image, Deb Burgard, dr. deah, Fall Ferguson, fat acceptance, HAES(r), Jessica Wilson, Juicy D. Light, Julia Woning, love your body day, N.O.W., size acceptance, Sonya Renee, Susan Ruiter |
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Each year I take great pleasure in helping to spread the word about the National Organization for Women’s (NOW) Love Your Body Day campaign. (This year it is on October 14). Of course in “Dr. Deah’s Hollywood” every day is … Continue reading →
09. October 2014 by Dr. Deah
Categories: art therapy, Body Acceptance, Body Image, Body Positivity, Dr. Deah, HAES®, Love Your Body Day, Obesity, Size Acceptance, Weight, Weight Stigma |
Tags: Body Acceptance, body image, dr. deah, fat acceptance, Galerie Van Ejick, Gisela Enders, love your body day, LYBD, N.O.W., National Organization, size acceptance, Susan Ruiter |
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I am tired. The endless intrusion of diet mandates and body hating messages that wheedle their way into my world via billboards, television, radio, movies, magazines, books, blogs, trolls, and the insidious drive by shoutings have left me fatigued. Considering … Continue reading →
28. May 2014 by Dr. Deah
Categories: Aphramor & Bacon, Body Acceptance, Body Image, Body Positivity, diets, Dr. Deah, Eating disorders, Fat Athletes, HAES®, Obesity, Size Acceptance, Social Media and Weight Stigma, Weight, Weight Stigma, Yoga |
Tags: body image, Bulimia, Dieting, dr. deah, Dr. Oz, eating disorders, fat acceptance, Frank Bruni, HAES, Kath Reid, linda bacon, Nick and Natalie Perkins, obesity, Sarah Harry, size acceptance, Taylor Townsend, weight, Yoga, Zina Garrison |
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I recently received an email from my niece. Some of you may remember the piece I wrote several years ago about my niece’s graduation entitled, Body of Knowledge. In the piece I wrote about how delightful the tradition of caps … Continue reading →
15. May 2014 by Dr. Deah
Categories: Body Acceptance, Body Image, Body Positivity, Dr. Deah, Dr. Deah's Calmanac, HAES®, Obesity, Size Acceptance, Social Media and Weight Stigma, Weight, Weight Stigma |
Tags: ASDAH, body image, Body Image Movement, Dr. Deah's Calmanac, fat acceptance, Fat Flash Mob, Fatitude, Fierce Freethinking Fatties, Foolish Tree Films, Huffington Post, Ian Carruthers, Jessica Samakow, Juicy D. Light, Julie Wyman, Lindsey Averil, obesity, size acceptance, Strong, Tarynn Brumfitt, Viridiana Lieberman, Weight Stigma |
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Back in the 60s we had “Be-Ins “or “Love-Ins,” when people would gather in the same place and meditate on love and peace. Sometimes LSD was involved, sometimes sex and nudity, most of the time music was definitely a factor. … Continue reading →
07. April 2014 by Dr. Deah
Categories: Blogging, Body Acceptance, Body Image, Body Positivity, Dr. Deah, NAAFA, Size Acceptance, Weight Stigma |
Tags: Activisim, body image, Burlesque, Dancing, dr. deah, fat acceptance, Flash Mob, Juicy D. Light, Rubenesque Burlesque, size acceptance |
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You are perfect unique and beautiful BUT you are fat and have zits so CHANGE! TRIGGER WARNING: Talk and videos about dieting and perfection. If there is one thing that really irks me it is when a product that is dependent … Continue reading →
15. March 2014 by Dr. Deah
Categories: Body Acceptance, Body Image, Body Positivity, diets, Dr. Deah, Dr. Deah's Calmanac, End Fat Talk, HAES®, Size Acceptance, Weight, Weight Stigma |
Tags: A Great Good Place for Books, ASGPP, body image, Book Passage, Books Inc, Calmanac, Clean & Clear, diets don't work, dr. deah, fat acceptance, Fat Sex, HAES, Insalata's, Jessica Simpson, John Berger, Laurel Bookstore, Rebecca Weinstein, See the Real Me, self-acceptance, Skylight Books, Weight Loss, Weight Watchers |
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Hello again! Wow, two blogs in one week? That is unheard of! I am sorry to be taking up too much of your time but I figure you can always just delete this from your inbox if you are feeling … Continue reading →
22. January 2014 by Dr. Deah
Categories: ASDAH, Blogging, Body Acceptance, Body Image, diets, Dr. Deah, Dr. Deah's Calmanac, Eating disorders, HAES®, Healthy Weight Week, Weight, Weight Stigma |
Tags: body image, Dr. Deah's Calmanac, fat acceptance, HAES(r), healthy weight week, size acceptance |
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