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Category: the body

meet a fitlosopher: a fitness and philosophy interview with Sophie Thomas

Sophie combines psychology, fitness, and philosophy to help individuals feel more resilient both physically and mentally. Here are some of her thoughts.… Read More meet a fitlosopher: a fitness and philosophy interview with Sophie Thomas

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 emilylynncookLeave a comment

connecting adventure with body acceptance, part 1

This is for anyone who loves adventure but is struggling with an eating disorder, disordered eating, body insecurities, or shame about their appearance: I see you. I’ve been you. I love you.… Read More connecting adventure with body acceptance, part 1

May 8, 2020July 6, 2020 emilylynncook1 Comment

IG Live Festival: Movement

Here’s the IG live festival for you all. Hope to see you there!… Read More IG Live Festival: Movement

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 emilylynncookLeave a comment

a body of metaphor: strength, endurance, women, and eating disorders

When I look at friends who have struggled or who are struggling with eating disorders, I see women who are wrestling head-on with some of life’s biggest questions and seeking Other Worlds of strength and endurance. Probing their bodies and hoping to find the answers to their questions.… Read More a body of metaphor: strength, endurance, women, and eating disorders

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 emilylynncook4 Comments

health is not a binary.

Health isn’t a black-and-white, all-or-nothing issue. It’s a messy, complicated, sliding spectrum that itself contains many spectrums, and it isn’t nearly as simple as what someone looks like. … Read More health is not a binary.

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 emilylynncook1 Comment

consumer blame: when corporations hide their responsibility

Let’s take a look at some of the biggest industries and money-making labels around: the diet industry, organic and fair trade labels, sustainability, the fitness industry, and the wellness industry.… Read More consumer blame: when corporations hide their responsibility

November 14, 2019December 27, 2019 emilylynncook4 Comments

my space

My email conversation with a friend is, ironically, about casual, low-level sexual harassment and how differently men treat us when we’re on our own versus with a male companion.… Read More my space

September 9, 2018October 17, 2019 emilylynncookLeave a comment

blubber

Here is a guest post I wrote for Women from the Blog, a wonderful site run by dear friends. Follow me there for the rest of this story.  I was four years old and my mother was the most beautiful woman in the world. She was much taller than me, and I felt very tiny next… Read More blubber

July 1, 2018October 17, 2019 emilylynncook1 Comment

delusions of grandeur

I had to control my body and my appetite and everything I felt because everything I felt was so confusing; I constantly worried I was doing or about to do something wrong.… Read More delusions of grandeur

November 30, 2017October 17, 2019 emilylynncookLeave a comment

circumspectacles

noun, plural

1) the many varieties of absurdity and beauty all around us

2) a set of ‘lenses’ that lead to wonder and awe

3) the many senses of awe and smallness

4) the act of watching the constant tension and dialogue between nature and culture, place and space, people and their world

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a note on spelling, etc.

Hi, this is Emily. Across this blog, I use a lot of British spelling. I do this because I went to university in Scotland, and I feel like that reflects my own personal experience most accurately. A lot of these thoughts I first encountered as I waded through all things Scottish and British, and the words of these thoughts were spelt accordingly. 

However, for some pieces–like, for pieces firmly set in Pennsylvania or Vermont or whatever–I use US spelling because there’s simply no other way the words should be spelled.  If I ever get the two mixed up, it’s because I just don’t really care. Don’t be twattish jagoffs about it. <3 

also, my use of capitalisation is erratic.

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