Ozempic can stop ‘food noise’ – but what replaces it is even worse

How I’ve stopped body-shaming myself in the age of Ozempic - LET’S UNPACK THAT: Weight-loss drugs turn food noise down, but it can be replaced by something far more disturbing. As the so-called ...
Psychology Today

What Therapists Can Do to Combat Body Shaming

Written by Erica Mashall-Lee, Ph.D., ABPP, Sheethal D. Reddy, Ph.D., and Desiree Frain, Psy.D., on behalf of the Atlanta Behavioral Health Advocates. Source: Yan Krukau / Pexels “She has such a pretty ...
Rolling Out

How to avoid body-shaming your children and family

Body shaming is a pervasive issue that can have lasting negative effects on self-esteem and mental health, especially among children and family members. It’s crucial to foster a supportive and ...
The Boston Globe

Body-shaming isn’t limited to the world of ballet

The woman in the video is in her 30s, articulate, thoughtful, and close to tears. She’s talking about body-shaming — admitting that it’s happened to her; admitting that it is embarrassing both to ...
SheKnows

A New Study Shows Teen Girls Are More Affected by Digital Body-Shaming Than We Thought

The study, published in NeuroImage, looked at brain images of teenage girls who experienced appearance-related cyberbullying. This might look like people targeting the way someone else looks or ...