fat acceptance

I Bang Fat Guys To Make Myself Feel Thinner

In the greatest depths of my body issues, I refused to sleep with anyone who wasn’t at least somewhat overweight.
Isabel Foxen Duke in
Sex, Sex, Sex ... and Love, fat acceptance, fat, fat guys, thinness, body acceptance, body image

Mar 6, 2013 at 3:00pm | 98 comments

doctors

Are Doctors Insensitive/Ignorant To Body Image Issues Or Do We Expect Too Much?

Is it the responsibility of doctors to watch their words to avoid upsetting patients? Or is their job simply to identify and communicate “facts” truthfully?
Isabel Foxen Duke in
Issues, doctors, doctors suck sometimes, when doctors are assholes, body image, body issues

Feb 27, 2013 at 1:00pm | 129 comments

disordered eating

UNPOPULAR OPINION: The Medicalization Of Eating Disorders Is Keeping Us Sick

It wasn’t until months after I left OA that I finally challenged the validity and utility of my “Eating Disorder” label. Is identifying myself as an “Eating Disordered” person for the rest of my life really serving me?
Isabel Foxen Duke in
Healthy, disordered eating, eating disorders, food, food guilt, recovery, overeating

Jan 23, 2013 at 1:00pm | 156 comments