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"Fat" is Not a Feeling

Developing a healthy relationship with your body at any size.

Cross-Cultural Psychology
What Rules Are Ruling You?

Paula Freedman-Diamond Psy.D. on July 16, 2024

Hustle Culture pressures us to spend our days as productively as possible, but we are humans, not machines. Instead, learn to live by natural ebbs and flows of your body and mind.

Hustle Culture pressures us to spend our days as productively as possible, but we are humans, not machines. Instead, learn to live by natural ebbs and flows of your body and mind.

Diet
You’re Not 'Good' for Ordering the Salad

Paula Freedman-Diamond Psy.D. on June 17, 2024

Diet Culture teaches us to categorize food as good or bad. By detaching morality from eating, you can develop a self-esteem that doesn't depend on what you eat for breakfast.

Diet Culture teaches us to categorize food as good or bad. By detaching morality from eating, you can develop a self-esteem that doesn't depend on what you eat for breakfast.

Diet
Have You Forgotten How to Eat Intuitively?

Paula Freedman-Diamond Psy.D. on December 15, 2021

Do you worry about losing control around food? You may struggle with disordered eating. Learning to eat intuitively can help you trust your body's signals.

Do you worry about losing control around food? You may struggle with disordered eating. Learning to eat intuitively can help you trust your body's signals.

Perfectionism
What to Do If You're Tired of Chasing Perfection

Paula Freedman-Diamond Psy.D. on March 25, 2021

Perfectionism is common for people who like control. It's also an impossible quest. Forget the search for perfection and work on embracing your authentic self, flaws and all.

Perfectionism is common for people who like control. It's also an impossible quest. Forget the search for perfection and work on embracing your authentic self, flaws and all.

Diet
4 Diet Culture Myths About Hunger

Paula Freedman-Diamond Psy.D. on February 25, 2021

Cultural emphasis on weight loss and body size leads us to disconnect from hunger cues or try to outsmart our cravings. Reconnect to your inner wisdom by challenging diet culture.

Cultural emphasis on weight loss and body size leads us to disconnect from hunger cues or try to outsmart our cravings. Reconnect to your inner wisdom by challenging diet culture.

Health
The Body Mass Index Is a Bust

Paula Freedman-Diamond Psy.D. on December 4, 2020

The BMI has been used for nearly two centuries to categorize people's health by their size. Why do we still put stock in a biased, unscientific measure?

The BMI has been used for nearly two centuries to categorize people's health by their size. Why do we still put stock in a biased, unscientific measure?

Meditation
We Could All Use Some Kindness Right About Now

Paula Freedman-Diamond Psy.D. on July 8, 2020

Kindness and empathy are easily our most undervalued superpowers as a species. This lovingkindness script can help you navigate life's challenges with an open heart.

Kindness and empathy are easily our most undervalued superpowers as a species. This lovingkindness script can help you navigate life's challenges with an open heart.

Health
You Have the Right to Remain Sedentary

Paula Freedman-Diamond Psy.D. on June 10, 2020

We've been told that exercise is vital and that we lack discipline if we're sedentary. What if we ditched the shame and wrote our own rules?

We've been told that exercise is vital and that we lack discipline if we're sedentary. What if we ditched the shame and wrote our own rules?