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Gwen Soffer and Melissa Lucchesi of Trauma-Informed Lens

Although I have never been officially diagnosed with an eating disorder, I have struggled with body image and disordered eating for years. There were times when I refused to eat anything containing even a gram of fat. I thought if

As a nervous Canadian, I watched the U.S. election with great interest. Although I wish the outcome were different, I am glad it is over. This election played out on social media like a reality TV show, offering us an

The following content was written by Jessica Anderson for My Body Does and has been cross-posted with permission. For the original article, see here.
How can a community reclaim the narrative and save a movement from being sold as a commodity?
If

The following post was written by Beth Bradford for the Yoga and Body Image Coalition.
Photo via Instagram @tarastiles

In August, Tara Stiles posted a meme on Instagram that read: “Instagram. Teaching people yoga is about poses, one

The following is a guest blog post by Jennifer Kreatsoulas, PhD. as part of our YBIC monthly column that highlights how the practice of yoga can be an integral component in the effective treatment of and on-going recovery from eating disorders and disordered