Anti-Diet
❤ How to Love Your Body (Without Toxic Positivity)
If you’ve ever wondered how to love your body, you’re not alone. We’re constantly told that self-love is the answer to body image struggles. That we should wake up feeling confident, grateful, and completely at peace with what we see in the mirror. But for most people, that version of “body love” feels unrealistic at…
🧭 Navigating the Holidays in the Ozempic Era: How to Protect Your Peace Around Food and Body Image
The holidays are often a stressful time — packed with social events, family dynamics, pressure to create a picture-perfect season, and endless messaging about how to “stay in control” around food. But in recent years, something has shifted. Many people are finding that the holidays feel heavier, more charged, and more emotionally complex than they…
🧸 Meet the Anti-Diet Bear: A Cozy New Way to Say F*ck Diet Culture
🧸 Meet the Anti-Diet Bear If you’ve spent any time on social media this year, you’ve probably noticed an unexpected trend taking over: bears. From the preppy Polo Bear to the viral Starbucks Bearista cup, bears are clearly having a moment — and honestly, I’m here for it. Today, I’m so excited to introduce you…
🎃 The Ghosts of Diet Culture: How to Enjoy Halloween Without Guilt
👻 The Real Haunting of Halloween Halloween is supposed to be the season of ghosts and goblins — but the ones that haunt us most aren’t the kind that knock on the door asking for candy. They’re the ghosts of diet culture. These ghosts whisper every October: “You’ll regret all that sugar.” “You can’t be…
Back-to-School Pressure, Mom Culture, and Body Image: Why Fall Can Feel So Heavy
By Dr. Alexis Conason | Clinical Psychologist & Author of The Diet-Free Revolution Do you find that fall brings out those “New Year, New You” vibes? Even if we’re not the ones going back to school, the season often feels like a reset with new schedules, new routines, and new expectations. For many parents—especially moms—back-to-school doesn’t…
How Hustle Culture Fuels Binge Eating (and What You Can Do About It)
By Dr. Alexis Conason | Clinical Psychologist & Author of The Diet-Free Revolution Many of us are taught that success means doing more, pushing harder, and ignoring our needs in the name of productivity. But what happens when that non-stop hustle starts showing up in our relationship with food? As a clinical psychologist who specializes…
How to Truly Love Yourself—Beyond Your Appearance
Why Self-Love Is More Than Skin Deep What does it really mean to love yourself? And is it possible to cultivate self-love without loving how your body looks? We live in a world that constantly reinforces the idea that confidence and self-worth come from achieving a specific aesthetic. Popular culture is filled with “glow up”…
How to Tune Out Diet Culture in 2025: 3 Steps to Reclaim Your Peace
We’ve officially turned the page to 2025, and hopefully, by now, we’re consistently writing the correct year without having to backtrack and fix 2024. Last year was a challenging one, and if January is any indication, 2025 is shaping up to be a doozy as well. As we near the end of January, diet culture…
What are Mindful Eating and Intuitive Eating?
In the August 6th cover story for The New York Times Magazine titled “Losing it in the Anti-Diet Age,” Taffy Brodesser-Akner documents her journey through the winding and confusing landscape of diet and anti-diet culture. The story is told through the lens of Weight Watchers and their rebranding efforts to stay current (and maximally profitable)…