Body Image
❤ 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…
Can You Value the Caterpillars As Much As the Butterflies?
Dear Alexis, Last week, my daughter got one of those grow-your-own-butterflies kits. For those of you not familiar, you get a plastic container with 5 caterpillars in it and watch as they grow into butterflies that you eventually release into the wild. It’s a great gift and makes me feel good that my daughter is…
Lizzo’s Body is Nobody’s Business But Her Own
Last week the internet erupted over comments that Jillian Michaels, former host of The Biggest Loser and well-known fatphobe, made about Lizzo, a larger-bodied black female artist who has been making waves in the hip-hop community for over a year now. Lizzo’s music is often hailed as some of the best pump up, body-positive jams…
5 Tips For a Body-Positive End of Summer
We’ve officially reached August, which means we are in the final stretch of summer. I don’t know about you, but while I’m trying to be mindful and enjoy where we are right now, I also can’t wait for a blast of cool Autumn air! The heat has been brutal here in NYC! But we’ve still…
My Four Favorite F-Words for Fall
Fall is officially here and I’m welcoming it in with open arms. I love fall–the pumpkin and apple picking, the refreshing cooler air, and cozying up with a pumpkin-spiced latte (which I guess, according to Martha Stewart, makes me “a basic b*tch.”). I saw this post on Instagram from @fulcandles (whose account is hysterical btw) and it got me thinking…
How to Welcome Spring with a Body-Positive Attitude
Warm weather is arriving! And while visions of al fresco dining, pool floats, and frozen daiquiris can make us giddy with excitement, for those of us struggling with body image issues (and research shows that is over 91% of us), the thought of baring more of our bodies can send shivers down our spines. All…
Please Don’t Put Your Kids on a Diet
Dear Parents, Please do not put your children on a diet. As a parent myself, I get it. We want the best for our kids. We worry about our children. When we think that there could be something wrong with our child, we want to do whatever we can to fix it. That’s what being…