Health at Every Size
Reflections and Learnings from our Member Survey
Blog post by Brit Guerin, MS, M.Ed, LCMHC This past December, we sent out a survey to our community. We learned a lot and are so very grateful to each and every one of you who took the time to share your feedback. While we were happy to hear about a lot of positive feedback,…
Read MoreBody Image, Fatness, and Self Acceptance: What I Wish I Could Tell My Teenage Self
Blog post by Julia Carter Teenage Julia I’ve always existed in a larger body. Today, I view this as a neutral fact—a part of who I am, how I move, how I connect, and how I care for myself. This body is my home. But it took years for me to feel that sense of…
Read MoreStanding Up to Fat Tax: an Interview
Blog post by Lukman Awad I sat down with Debra Buchanan, a Body Liberation Ambassador at Current Wellness, and her daughter, Sylvia, to ask them about their experience with sizeism in the T-shirt industry. The “Fat Tax” at Bandelier National Monument: Lukman: Tell me about your recent experience. Sylvia: We were hiking in Bandelier National…
Read MoreIt’s Time For Non-Heated Yoga To Start Trending
Blog post by Lukman Awad Have you ever wondered why Current Wellness doesn’t offer hot yoga? We strive to offer a variety of yoga classes: from movement-based Flow classes, to slower, meditative Restore classes, and this summer’s Yin series! At the Current, we hope everyone will choose a practice that feels good in their body…
Read MoreA Runner’s Story of Growing Beyond Diet Culture
If you had to compare running to a recipe, what would be key ingredients? Blog post by Adwoa Asante I first learned about diet culture and disordered eating on my way out of a 10K race with one of my dear friends, Lizzie. It was a cloudy fall day in October 2017. I could tell…
Read MoreNumbers Don’t Tell the Full Story: Medical Weight Bias
Blog post by Adwoa Asante My heart drops these days as I’m called back for a routine appointment. Not only is my name mispronounced but the scale awaits me. I look up as if to avoid eye contact with the scale and mutter “I don’t need to know what the scale says” and…
Read MoreHow Diet Culture Impacted My Family
Blog post by Debra Buchanan I was very careful not to use the word, ‘diet’, as my three children, now spanning early teens through age 20, were growing up. I strongly felt that for them to have a healthy relationship with food, we should focus on how to “eat healthy” as opposed to what…
Read MoreYoga for Eating Disorder Recovery
The power of moving slowly There is a wide variety of yoga styles and it can be confusing about which ones are right for you. One major distinction is fast-paced versus slow-placed. Fast-paced (power yoga) can often feel more like a workout, while slow-paced yoga allows for more intentional connection to your breath and body.…
Read MoreMeet Maggie Perkins: A Health at Every Size Dietitian
Meet Maggie Perkins, a registered dietitian who will be working with Current Wellness! We are so excited to introduce her work to our community. Read more about her unique perspective on nutrition and how she uses Health at Every Size principles with her clients. How does nutrition support wellness? Humans must eat to live. We…
Read MoreWhat is Health at Every Size®?
Health at Every Size® (HAES) is a paradigm shift in the health and wellness field, that is often misunderstood. For one, the name is slightly confusing. HAES does not directly mean you can be healthy at every size. Secondly, we’ve been so accustomed to the narrative that thin people are healthy and that “obese” people…
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