Artist Profile: Chali 2na

We were recently invited to hang out with the prolific Chali 2na of Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli fame and profound lyricist. I had been a fan of his music for a while but was totally unaware that he is also … Continue reading →



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the HAES® files: HAES Goes to Campus — Lessons Learned

by Dr. Dawn Clifford, RD and Dr. Michelle Neyman Morris, RD As we gear up for back-to-school season, consider the many opportunities for supporting a weight-neutral paradigm at your school or university. Over the last five years, we’ve been on a mission to educate students, faculty and staff about the HAES principles at our university, […]



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Goose and Gander —

Warning: Assholes ahead. In 2013, Caitlin Seida wrote about how her cosplay photo as Lara Croft became the subject of viral mockery. Her story has recently gotten a second lease on life thanks to Twitter. I had already been mulling over this whole “public humiliation for sport” thing because of some reddit shenanigans that pulled […]



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Dance Break at the Ball Park!

We just finished the First Annual Fat Activism Conference and I am still a bit giddy. Of course there’s plenty of stuff we can do better next time. And of course it was far from perfect. But WE. DID. IT. I’m talking about 3 days, over 40 speakers and over 30 hours of live content. […]



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Spend Labor Day Weekend in LA with Budweiser’s #MadeinAmericaFest

This post is sponsored by the Budweiser Made in America Fest. All opinions are my own. So if you’re spending Labor Day weekend in Los Angeles, you should definitely check out the Budweiser Made in America Fest! The two-day music … Continue reading →



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Learning to stop

Hurting my back ended up being a real blessing in disguise. Prior to starting rehab, my legs would cramp multiple times a night. Now I can’t remember the last time I’ve woken up and cramped. The majority of my exercises lent themselves well to off-ice training, which made me more motivated to keep up with […]



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Fundamental Principles

Trigger warning: Discussion of weight loss. Earlier this summer I tried to make a comprehensive chart of all the logical inconsistencies in the conventional wisdom about how fat operates physiologically. Here’s one example: for around half a century now our culture has taken it for granted that fat tissue itself (at least above a certain […]



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