Author Archives: Michelle

How to eat, in a nutshell – lesson one: Permission.

By Michelle | Published: October 3, 2011

I spend a lot of time and energy trying to teach people to eat normally. It’s amazing what a difficult process it can be, and I blame a lot of that on the severely disordered culture we’re all swimming in. It can be a long, drawn-out process, full of tears and frustration and mistakes. There’s [...]

Posted in eating, Humane Nutrition | 177 Comments

There’s still time…

By Michelle | Published: September 12, 2011

I just sent this out to people on THE LIST (you know about THE LIST, right?), but then I figured you might want to see it too! Some of you have emailed me with questions. So here are the answers! Hey! I’m keeping this super-short so I don’t waste your time. Just a reminder that [...]

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Online fat camp.

By Michelle | Published: September 8, 2011

*awkward mic screech, tapping* Ahem. This is kind of last-minute, but the long weekend really threw me off. For a long time, I’ve been doing individual sessions teaching people how to eat normally after giving up dieting (in addition to writing this blog, of course.) Doing individual sessions means that they are pretty expensive, and [...]

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Nutrition is a game we play.

By Michelle | Published: August 2, 2011

Before I completely freak you out with talk of food groups, let me say a couple of things about The Bottom Line when it comes to eating: The bottom line is that you provide yourself the opportunity to eat at regular times. The bottom line is that, at those times, you give yourself free reign [...]

Posted in Diets, eating, Humane Nutrition | 106 Comments

A love affair with gravity.

By Michelle | Published: July 22, 2011

for Katricia Since I started doing this crazy accept-my-body thing eleven years ago, there has been a series of ups and downs with my own body image. I go through good times, I go through bad times. Sometimes really, really bad times. Over the years, the good times get longer and the bad times get [...]

Posted in Fatness, Liking Yourself | 27 Comments