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